Association of Serum Uric Acid Levels with Leg Ischemia in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease after Treatment.

CONCLUSION: Uric acid levels are associated with the degree of leg ischemia in patients with PAD. Further interventional studies are needed to determine whether the correction of uric acid levels is effective in preventing the progression of PAD. PMID: 28202852 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28202852?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - February 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Atheroscler Thromb Source Type: research