Study of prevalence and impact of hyperuricemia in a patient of hypertension

Authors

  • Rizwan N. Ansari Department of Medicine, GCSMCH and RC, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Rina V. Gandhi Department of Medicine, Smt. SCL Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • M. N. Saiyed Department of Medicine, Smt. SCL Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Kaushal D. Jain Department of Medicine, Smt. SCL Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20170915

Keywords:

Hyperuricemia, Hypertension, JNC VII, Serum uric acid

Abstract

Background: The association of raised serum uric acid levels with various cardiovascular risk factors has often led to the debate of whether raised serum uric acid levels could be an independent risk factor in essential hypertension. Hence we carried out a study to examine the possibility of hyperuricemia causing hypertension, to see if there is a relationship between the serum uric acid levels and severity and duration of hypertension.

Methods: The study was carried out in Smt. SCL Hospital, Saraspur, Ahmedabad, India, the study period from September 2012 to June 2014, a total of 100 patients were studied. The patients were included if they satisfied the JNC VII criteria for hypertension. They were excluded if they were having any other condition known to cause raised serum uric acid levels and secondary hypertension.

Results: With the result based on the study carried out we concluded that there can be a direct relation between hyperuricemia and hypertension. Also the study showed that the SUA levels were significantly increased in patient with stage 2 hypertension in comparasion with those with stage 1 hypertension, showing that the severity of hypertension also related to the SUA levels.

Conclusions: Based on the study carried out we concluded that SUA can be used as an early biochemical marker to determine the severity and duration of hypertension.

Author Biography

Rizwan N. Ansari, Department of Medicine, GCSMCH and RC, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF MEDICINE, GCSMCH&RC

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