لكوسيتوري، يك شاهد ديگر از وجود التهاب در سندرم حاد كرونري

Leukocyturia, another clue to inflammation in acute coronary syndrome

Introduction: Cronary artery disease is the main cause of mortality in developed countries. Classic risk factors havenot beenable to explain epidemiologic variants in this disease, hence other risk factors including systemic infections are under survey. This study wasdesigned to evaluate the possible role of localand systemic infections in producing acutecoronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: This prospective case-control study wasconducted on all patients admitted with ACS diagnosis (unstable angina, myocardial infarction) .in CCU ward of Fatemieh hospital, Semnan. The control group was selected among those patients admitted to internal ward due to noninfectious disease. Overall 200 cases and 200 controls entered the survey. Leukocyturia, hematuria and urine culture results were obtained and compared. SPSS software, t-test and Chi-square test wereused for data analysis and P< 0.05 wasconsidered significant. Results: The case and control groups had no significant difference considering age and sex. Mean age of cases and controls were 60.03±19.32 and 59.9±17.2 years, respectively. Hematuria was seen in 18.5% of cases and 5% of control group (P