Elevated serum uric acid concentration at discharge confers additive prognostic value in elderly patients with acute heart failure
Elevated serum uric acid (sUA) concentrations have been associated with worse prognosis in heart failure (HF) but little is known about elderly patients. We aimed to assess long-term additive prognostic value of sUA in elderly patients hospitalized for HF.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Stefano Coiro, Erberto Carluccio, Paolo Biagioli, Gianfranco Alunni, Adriano Murrone, Antonella D ’Antonio, Cinzia Zuchi, Anna Mengoni, Nicolas Girerd, Claudio Borghi, Giuseppe Ambrosio Source Type: research