24. Serum Potassium Level Derangements in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Amna Sadiq, Farrukh Masood, Ghoza Chaudhery and Shahzad Alam Khan
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine frequency of derangement of serum potassium levels in Acute coronary syndrome at a tertiary care hospital.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Medicine, Nishtar Hospital, Multan from January 2016 to May 2017.
Materials and Methods: A total of 135 patients with ACS were recruited in this descriptive cross – sectional study. History regarding diabetes, hypertension and obesity was noted and serum potassium levels were checked and the data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20.
Results: Of these 135 study cases, 57 % were male patients while 43 % were female patients. Mean age of our study cases was noted to be 54.66 ± 8.76 years. Diabetes was present in 47 (34.8%) patients, hypertension in 62 (45.9%), obesity in 43 (31.9%), smoking in 36 (26.7%) and family history of ACS was positive in 36 (26.7%) of our study cases. Mean disease duration was noted to be 8.21 ± 3.14 hours.
Conclusion: Hypokalemia is a common clinical presentation in patients with acute coronary syndrome as higher frequency of hypokalemia has been noted in our study. Hypokalemia was significantly associated with diabetes, obesity and smoking. All clinicians treating such patients much check their serum potassium levels on regular basis to correct its deficiency timely to avoid adverse clinical outcomes such as ventricular arrhythmias Key Words: Hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, diabetes.
Citation of articles: Sadiq A, Masood F, Chaudhery G, Khan SA. Serum Potassium Level Derangements in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Med Forum 2017;28(10):97-100.