Abstract Number: 231 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Jenni E Kauppi1, Tuomo Nieminen2,3, Mika Kähönen4,5, Anne Kerola6, Antti Jula7, Jaana Leiviskä8 and Markku J. Kauppi9,10, 1School of medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 2Department of Internal Medicine, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland, 3Division of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 4Department of Clinical physiology, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 5Department of Clinical Physiology, Medical Imaging Centre, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland, 6Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 7Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland, 8Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland, 9School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 10Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia induces chronic inflammation and is associated with many diseases such as metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular diseases. The…