Body iron status among acute myocardial infarction patients

This case control cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Biochemistry, Mymensingh Medical College in collaboration with Cardiology department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh during the period of July 2004 to June 2005. The aim of the study was to explore the status of body iron among acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients in Bangladesh as a means to monitor the possibility of management of these patients. A total of 100 subjects were selected and were grouped as Group I (50 healthy Control subjects) and Group II (50 subjects of AMI Cases). Serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC) & transferrin saturation were estimated from each sample. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS windows package. Among the groups, mean±SD of Group I serum iron, TIBC & transferrin saturation were 71.84±9.10, 336.66±35.39 & 21.73±4.88 respectively and of Group II serum iron, TIBC & transferrin saturation were 137.55±18.22, 267.99±34.97 & 52.40±11.74 respectively. By comparing Group I with Group II highly significant difference were found in case of serum iron (p<0.001), TIBC (p<0.001) and transferrin saturation (p<0.001). It is evident from the study that body iron (serum iron, TIBC & transferrin saturation) level significantly increases among acute myocardial infarction patients in Bangladesh.