Correlation between acute myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and serum uric acid

Objective: To study the relation between acute myocardial infarction(AMI),cerebral infarction(CI) and serum uric acid(UA).Methods: The serum uric acid of 36 patients with AMI and 48 patients with CI was determined and the results were compared with that of 40 normal controls.Results: The level of UA of patients with AMI(male 428.76±22.10 μmol/L;female 380.21±18.35 μmol/L) was markedly higher than that of normal controls(P<0.01).The level of UA of patients with CI(male 396.91±17.30 μmol/L;female 323.46±16.34 μmol/L) was also markedly higher than that of normal controls(P<0.01).The difference between group AMI and CI was significant(P<0.01).Conclusions: The increase of UA may be one of the risk factors for AMI and CI.