Associations of Gout and Baseline Serum Urate Level With Cardiovascular Outcomes: Analysis of the Coronary Disease Cohort Study

ConclusionSurvival post ‐ACS is similar with and without the presence of gout. People with gout are at an increased risk of readmission for heart failure and have longer hospital stays. Risk of these events increases in parallel with increases in SU levels.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology - August 28, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Lisa K. Stamp, Christopher Frampton, Jill Drake, Robert N. Doughty, Richard W. Troughton, A. Mark Richards Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research