“…COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blockers, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, MI myocardial infarction, GFR glomerular filtration rate, AMI acute myocardial infarction, LN left main coronary artery, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, EF ejection fraction Intern Emerg Med after AMI, Kojima et al [13] find that the total mortality rate of patients whose serum UA concentrations are in the highest quartile is about 3.7 times higher than in those whose UA concentrations are in the lowest quartile. In their retrospective study (the Japanese Acute Coronary Syndrome Study), the Authors conclude that serum UA is a Comparisons have been performed with v 2 or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and with Kruskal-Wallis (between tertiles of uric acid) and Mann-Whitney U (between gender) for continuous variables BMI body mass index, GFR glomerular filtration rate, AMI acute myocardial infarction, EF ejection fraction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, HbA1c glycosilated hemoglobin, Tn I troponin I, NT-proBNP N terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein Intern Emerg Med suitable marker for predicting AMI-related future.…”