Some trace metals in acute cardiac infarction

ABSTRACT

Correct diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction may determine the survival of the patient. It was reported that serum trace and bulk metals show a decrease after the attack of myocardial infarction and there is an imbalance of copper and zinc metabolism which might be a major factor in the etiology of coronary heart disease. From 20 patients of myocardial infarction and 10 healthy controls blood samples were taken for the estimation of copper and zinc levels by the atomic absorption spectrophotometric method and the relationship between zinc and acute myocardial infarction was studied