Muhammad Suleman Khan, Muhammad Saeed Afridi, Muhammad Ammar, Matti-ur Rehman.
Microalbuminuria in Non-Diabetic and Non-Hypertensive patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;6(2):83-6.

Objective: To determine the level and frequency of microalbuminuria in non-diabetic and non-hypertensive patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methodology: It was a cross-sectional comparative study that was conducted at the Emergency department of Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. The study was approved by the hospital ethical committee. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. A total of 200 subjects were included in this study which were divided into groups A&B. Group A included normotensive and non-diabetic diagnosed patients of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of both genders aged between 30-70 years. Group B comprised of age-matched normal healthy controls. Spot urine samples of study participants of both groups were sent to the Pathology department of Punjab Institute of Cardiology for the assessment of microalbuminuria. Results: Group A consisted of 53 males and 47 females. The mean age of the patients in group Awas 50.21+8.92 years and 51.49+6.17 years in group B. In group B there were 41 males and 59 females. The mean urinary microalbumin level in group A was 91.14+63.73mg/24 hours and group B was 10.11+5.01mg/24 hours. Microalbuminuria in group Awas statistically significant (p-value=0.03) as compared with the controls. Conclusion: Non-diabetic and non-Hypertensive diagnosed patients of AMI had a statistically significant frequency of microalbuminuria. Thus, microalbuminuria can be considered as a risk factor for ischemic heart disease and should be checked routinely for screening of cardiovascular diseases. Keywords: Microalbuminuria. Non-Diabetic. Non-Hypertensive. Myocardial Infarction.

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