18Feb 2017

ELEVATED SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS- A RISK FACTOR IN ACUTE NON-EMBOLIC ISCHEMIC STROKE.

  • Department of General Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
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Serum uric acid (SUA) levels were estimated in a total of 100 acute non-embolic ischemic stroke cases comprising of 50 males and 50 females having mean age of 59.10 ± 10.20 and 60.50 ± 11.10 years respectively. Mean SUA levels were found to be 5.41 ± 1.88 in males and 5.47 ± 1.53mg/dL in females. Frequencies of additional risk factors in these patients like hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, smoking, age above 65 years, and coronary artery disease (CAD) were also determined. The cases were divided into those with SUA levels less than and more than 7mg/dL to relate with the risk factors. A statistically significant (p<0.001) relationship was demonstrated between CAD and age >65 years with increased SUA levels. It is concluded that elevated SUA levels (in the upper normal range) are an important risk factor for acute non-embolic ischemic stroke.


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[S. Mohd. Ali, M.A Raheem, M.A. Muqsith Quadri, S.Mohd. Gufran and Mohd . Siraj. (2017); ELEVATED SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS- A RISK FACTOR IN ACUTE NON-EMBOLIC ISCHEMIC STROKE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 835-838] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


S.Mohd.Ali
Department of General Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3222      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3222