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Allopurinol and peripheral vascular disease: enough observational data to warrant interventional studies: Allopurinol and the prevention of vascular disease academic.oup.com Could be serum uric acid a risk factor for thrombosis…
Gout in the Elderly: A Risk Factor for AFib The risk was increased by more than 70% in a Medicare cohort medpagetoday.com Gout Increases Atrial Fibrillation Risk in the Elderly…
Allopurinol dose not escalated enough to reduce mortality A small increase in all-cause mortality was seen with dose escalation, but only 10% of patients exceeded 300 mg allopurinol daily. mdedge.com…
Gout and Cardiovascular Risk Here: the latest evidence on the effects of febuxostat, allopurinol, and… rheumatologynetwork.com An examination of the relationship between serum uric acid level, a clinical history of…
Potential Role of Uric Acid in Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Kidney Injury, and Cardiovascular Diseases: Is It Time for Reappraisal? ncbi.nlm.nih. Gout and Metabolic Syndrome: a Tangled Web Purpose of review…
Effect of Allopurinol on Blood Pressure of Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension jamanetwork.com Febuxostat Lowers Blood Pressure in Patients With Hyperuricemia and Hypertension rheumatologyadvisor.com
Uric acid tied to pediatric diabetic kidney disease ORLANDO – A new indication for allopurinol? mdedge.com Impact of Uric Acid Levels on Kidney Disease Progression karger.com Allopurinol Dose Escalation is…
Could Your Back Pain Be Gout? - Gout If you have unexplained back or neck pain, tingling sensations down your… blog.arthritis.org Monosodium urate crystal deposition associated with the progress of…
From hyperuricaemia to gout: what are the missing links? A new epidemiological study suggests that only half of patients with… nature.com Human Cartilage Influences the Crystallization of Monosodium Urate; Understanding…
Serum Urate, Ethnicity, and Hypertension as Predictors of Gout Risk rheumatologynetwork.com Obesity, Hypertension and Diuretics Drive Gout Risk rheumnow.com Sleep Apnea Raises Gout Risk rheumnow.com Intake of high-fructose corn syrup…