ACR Meeting Abstracts
ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 139 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Lisa K. Stamp1, Christopher Frampton1, John L. O'Donnell2, Jill Drake3 and Peter T. Chapman4, 1Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, 4Rheumatology, Immunology & Allergy, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: The key to effective long-term management of gout is sustained reduction of serum urate (SU) Methods: Patients with gout and a SU >0.36mmol/L…