Research Article

Hyperuricemia is a Risk Factor for One-Year Overall Survival in Elderly Female Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 3

In-hospital events and follow-up for patients with normal sUA or hyperuricemia.

sUA normal (n = 460)Hyperuricemia (n = 251)

In-hospital events
Heart failure, n (%)68 (15.0)51 (20.8)0.053
Bleeding, n (%)34 (7.5)27 (11.1)0.113
VT, n (%)31 (6.8)28 (11.3)0.040
Stroke, n (%)6 (1.3)1 (0.4)0.244
Death, n (%)7 (3.7)5 (4.8)0.642

One-year follow-up
Revascularization6 (1.5)5 (2.3)0.432
Readmission, n (%)158 (36.7)97 (42.7)0.129
Stroke, n (%)24 (5.9)7 (3.3)0.159
Bleeding, n (%)294 (68.2)154 (67.2)0.801
Death, n (%)77 (16.7)58 (23.1)0.039

sUA: serum uric acid; VT: ventricular tachycardia.