WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Dr. Mohammed Riyadh Khudhur*, Dr. Saif Riyadh Salih, Dr. Khaleel Younus Khalaf

ABSTRACT

Background: The relationship between levels of uric acid (UA) and cardiovascular disorders has been well-documented, and hyperuricemia is an old but reemerging metabolic illness. Numerous diseases, such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, metabolic syndromes, and heart failure (HF), are connected to rising uric acid levels. Aim of the study: To determine the extent of changes in the level of serum Uric Acid in each type of Heart failure (left-sided, right-sided and biventricular). Patients, Materials and Methods: A case-control study included 30 persons who appeared to be in good health as controls and 118 patients with heart failure as cases. The study was carried out between November 1, 2005, and May 15, 2006, in the medical ward, emergency room, and cardiac care unit (CCU) at Ibn-Sina general teaching hospital and Al-Salam general hospital. The full study sample's uric acid levels were examined. Results: Among the 118 cases with HF; 66 were males and 52 were females, the sample’s mean age was 59.06 ± 10.13. BMI was 25.18 ? 3.04, current smoking found in 44.1% of them. While among the 30 controls; 16 were males and 14 were females, with mean age was 57.53 ± 5.19, the mean BMI was 25.70 ? 1.82, with 36.7% of the controls were smokers. Statistically significant differences were detected (p

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