Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

A CLINICAL STUDY OF SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS IN GMC, KADAPA

Dr D. Chaithanya Jyothi, Dr P. Rama Rao, Dr S. Chandra Babu, Dr B. Prathap

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Background: Myocardial Infarction is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in India. Role of Uric acid in development of cardiovascular diseases has been debated over 50 years. Other modifiable risk factors include Diabetes mellitus, Smoking, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Obesity, Stress and Depression. High uric acid level is a novel marker for Coronary Artery Disease. Serum uric acid can be used as a tool to screen the general population for the risk of Myocardial Infarction. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the relation between serum uric acid and the risk of Myocardial Infarction. Materials and Methods: This study comprised of 30 patients diagnosed with Acute Myocardial Infarction from May 2019 to December 2019 in the Department of General Medicine in Government medical College, Kadapa. Serum uric acid was measured and patients were evaluated for other Cardiovascular risk factors. Results: Out of 30 patients,18 patients has abnormal UA, out of which 10 were male and 8 were female. Over all the mean SUA was 7.1mg/dl. Among the males the mean SUA was 7.7mg/dl and in females it was 6.5mg/dl Conclusions: This study emphasizes that – serum uric acid has long been recognized as related to increased cardiovascular disease risk and increased UA levels could be used as an index. Patients with abnormal serum UA should be screened for other cardiovascular risk factors and followed up at regular intervals to detect abnormality at earliest for appropriate intervention.

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A CLINICAL STUDY OF SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS IN GMC, KADAPA, Dr D.CHAITHANYA JYOTHI, Dr P.RAMA RAO, Dr S.CHANDRA BABU, Dr B.PRATHAP INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020


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