gout and cardiovascular disease Archives

Abstract Number: 350 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Rapid Reduction in Uric Acid Is Associated with Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
Su Jin Choi¹, Jung Sun Lee ¹, So Hye Nam ¹, Doo-Ho Lim ², Ji Seon Oh ³, Seokchan Hong ⁴, Yong-Gil Kim ¹, Chang-Keun Lee ¹ and Bin Yoo ¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: A recent study showed that febuxostat had a higher risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality than allopurinol. Because febuxostat is more potent than allopurinol,…
Abstract Number: 2732 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
The Relationship Between Gout and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: A Health Data Linkage Study of 1 Million New Zealanders Using Population-level Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Equations
Ken Cai¹, Billy Wu ², Suneela Mehta ², Nicola Dalbeth ², Rod Jackson ² and Poppe Katrina ², ¹University of Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Some studies have reported that gout is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. Furthermore, urate-lowering therapy such as allopurinol may be associated with…

Abstracts tagged "gout and cardiovascular disease"

Rapid Reduction in Uric Acid Is Associated with Recurrent Cardiovascular Events

The Relationship Between Gout and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: A Health Data Linkage Study of 1 Million New Zealanders Using Population-level Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Equations