title: Study of serum myoglobin and serum electrolytes in acute uncomplicated myocardial infarction.
abstract: Forty patients with uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction were studied within 6-18 hours after the infarction. Serum myoglobin was elevated in all the cases and was markedly high in cases studied 18 hours after the acute infarction, though the level did not show any relation with the severity of the attack. Myoglobin level showed no correlation with SGOT level, which did not rise appreciably within 6 hours. Serum sodium and potassium levels did not show any change, even in the most severe cases. Serum myoglobin estimation is thus a good diagnostic test in the early hours of acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D009211:Myoglobin