Original Article
Prognostic value of serum uric acid level in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Author(s): Ravella Keerthika Chowdary*, Vamsi Krishna Kamana, Ashok Kumar KS, Seshagirirao Damara, N Ramakumari and Koneru Charitha
OBJECTIVES: To study the relationship between serum uric acid level and Killip classification in pateints with acute myocardial infarction (MI), and the use of serum uric acid levels as a marker of short-term mortality. METHODS: The present study involved 50 patients with acute MI and 50 controls. Serum uric acid level was measured on days 0, 3 and 7 of MI, and compared with all clinical parameters and mortality in the enrolled subjects. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant higher serum uric acid concentration in patients with MI on the day of admission compared with controls. Patients with history of MI had higher serum uric acid levels. On all days, serum uric acid levels were higher in patients who were in a higher Killip class. Two patients who died after three days of hospital stay had a serum uric acid level >7.0 gm/dL and both were in K.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2368-0512.1000069
