Abstracts tagged "and cardiovascular disease"

Abstract Number: 339 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Depressive Symptoms Influence Success of Allopurinol in Reducing Serum Urate
Sylvie Mrug ¹, Catheryn Orihuela ¹, Elizabeth Rahn ², Amy Mudano ¹, Kenneth Saag ², Jeffrey Foster ² and Angelo Gaffo², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of serum urate (sUA) are central to the pathogenesis of gout and have been associated with cardiovascular disease. Urate-lowering therapies are effective…