2022, Volume 15, Issue 12, pp 1569 – 1572

The effect of serum uric acid concentration on the severity of chronic congestive heart failure

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Corresponding Author: Ali Hasan Ismaeel Alshamari, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kufa University, Kufa, Iraq. E-mail: alihasan200872@yahoo.com

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the adverse effects of serum uric acid concentration on the severity of chronic congestive heart failure. One hundred patients with chronic congestive heart failure (several risk factors include hypertension, smoking, and diabetes mellitus) were enrolled in this study (51 females and 49 males). Participants were admitted to Alsader Medical City in Al-Najaf from August 2018 to March 2019. Detailed medical history and complete clinical examination were performed for all patients. The patients’ ages ranged from 13–90 years, with a mean of 62.1±15.8 years, and the median was 65 years. No statistically significant age difference was observed between males and females (P-value=0.687). Increased serum uric acid had a directly negative effect on the severity of chronic congestive heart failure and hypertension. High serum uric acid concentration was associated with increased severity of chronic congestive heart failure class NYHA III and NYHA IV and a decrement in ejection fraction of the left ventricle.

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PMC ID: 9884355
PubMed ID: 36762335
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2022-0068

Article Publishing Date (print): 12 2022
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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