Abstract

Introduction

• Magnesium has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Acute Myocardial infarction and its complications like arrhythmias.
• Magnesium ions are considered essential for the maintenance of the functional integrity of the myocardium.
• Myocardial magnesium concentration in patients with sudden death due to ischemic heart disease was found to be very low. It has been pointed out that magnesium has a vital role in ventricular fibrillation, which causes sudden death in IHD.
• The coronary vasospasm resulting from magnesium deficiency has been suggested as another important factor in the sudden death in IHD.
• Magnesium deficiency was also postulated to have role in the genesis of atheromatous plaques in that it leads to hyperlipidemia.

Aims and Objectives

• To know the relation between level of serum magnesium and arrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction who are presenting within 12 hours of onset of symptoms.