O STUDY SERUM URIC ACID AND ITS CORRELATION WITH OUTCOMES OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
The role of serum uric acid in cardiovascular and renal diseases has been intensively investigated. High serum uric acid has been indicated as a risk factor for CAD and as an independent prognostic factor of poorer outcomes in patients with verified CAD. Study was done in one hundred patients of myocardial infarction at Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical sciences, Pondicherry, Detailed history and clinical examination done. Uuric acid was estimated. The relationship of uric acid with severity of Myocardial infarction,treatment response,ejection fraction, arrhythmia and hypotension were studied. A total of 100 patients was recruited to the study. The mean age and mean uric acid level of the study sample was 56 years and 5.9mg/dl respectively. There were 65(65%) males and 35(35%) females. Males had higher uric acid level than females. (p<0.05). Those who had SUA >7mg/dl (n= 17) had low ejection fraction which was statistically significant p value ,0.03. Among the 15 patients belonging to KILLIP IV, 12 had SUA values more than 7 mg/dL.(, p <0.05.). Measuring serum uric acid level at admission for acute Myocardial infarction patients we can stratify them and can treat effectively