Serum Uric Acid Level in Hypertensive Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Serum Uric Acid Level in Hypertensive Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Authors

  • Lalarukh Burki
  • Javed Akram
  • Asif Mehmood
  • Farzauq Burki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v19i3.520

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives

To estimate serum uric acid level in hypertensive patients with acute myocardial infarction and hypertensive patients without myocardial infarction.

Study Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

Duration of study with dates

Study was carried over a period of six months from 01-01-2007      to 30-06-2007.

Subjects and methods

Eighty hypertensive patients were included in the study out of which 40 patients with acute myocardial infarction were put in MI group and 40 patients without any history of myocardial infarction were labeled as non-MI group.

Results

Mean age of the patients in MI group and non-MI was found to be 50.0±12.4 and 51.8±10.1 years, respectively. Results of Serum uric acid level in MI group were 6.9±1.0 mg/dl [0.407 ± 0.059 mmol/L ] and in non-MI group were 5.8±1.5 mg/dl [0.342 ± 0.088 mmol/L] (p<0.001). (where 1 mmol/L = 16.78 mg/dl or 1 mg/dl = 0.059 mmol/L).

Conclusion

The present study proved that raised serum uric acid level can cause hypertension and further rise can lead to MI.

Key words

Serum uric acid, Myocardial infarction, Hypertension

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Burki, L., Akram, J., Mehmood, A., & Burki, F. (2014). Serum Uric Acid Level in Hypertensive Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 19(3), 243. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v19i3.520

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