THE FREQUENCY OF HYPOMAGNESAEMIA IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Objectives: To determine the frequency of hypomagnesemia in patients presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the department of cardiology, Hayat Abad medical complex, Peshawar from 07 March 2021 to 20 September 2021 after approval from the Institutional ethical board. All patients (a total of 185) admitted to the CCU with Acute Coronary Syndrome were included in the study. After informed consent, using an aseptic 3cc BD syringe, 5ml of blood was drawn and was sent for assessment of magnesium level using an automated analyzer machine. All the information, along with the patient’s demographics, was recorded in the proforma attached. Results:The maximum number of patients were in the age group 51-70 years i.e. 77.83% (144) patients. About 22.16% (41) of patients were recorded in the 35-50 years age group. Mean and SDs for age were 62+7.11 years and BMI was 27.2+1.56 kg/m2. Mean and SDs for the magnesium level was 0.79+0.04 mmoles, 44 (23.78%) patients had unstable angina, 124 (67.02%) patients had NSTEMI, and 17 (9.18%) patients had STEMI. Fifteen (8.10%) patients were found to have hypomag-nesemia. Conclusion: A significant number of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome were found to have hypomagnesemia and this should be screened while treating such patients. Hypomagnesemia may result in deadly consequences such as coronary artery spasms, ventricular arrhythmia, and sudden death.