DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2019.5.3.1

Pages: 38-41

Hyponatremia is common after MI, and clinical improvement is accompanied by rise in plasma sodium concentration. Aim is to find out the prognostic importance of hyponatremia in acute ST Elevation myocardial infarction. Patients with ECG suggestive of ST elevation myocardial infarction with considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Plasma sodium concentrations were obtained on admission and at 24, 48 and 72 hours thereafter. In our study we concluded that hyponatremia on admission or early development of hyponatremia in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction is an independent predictor of 30 day mortality