PHILADELPHIA — Pegloticase and methotrexate can be used to reduce blood pressure in patients with gout, hinting at a link between serum uric acid level and hypertension, according to data ...

Gout is a painful form of inflammatory arthritis that occurs in the setting of hyperuricemic monosodium urate crystals deposited in joints and tissues. 1 Almost 40% of patients with gout have ...

For example, in a cohort of 100 patients with gout of 10 years median duration in our rheumatology clinic, including 71 Maori or Pacific patients, diabetes was present in 33%, ...

Gout flares are associated with cardiovascular events. Treating gout to target serum urate levels prevents flares, but ...

The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - recommends that serum urate should be maintained at <6 mg/dL ...

Their search identified 14,792 patients with both gout and moderate CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] 30-60 mL ...

Patients with gout had a significantly higher chance of initiating chronic opioid use compared against those without gout (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.36; 95% CI, 1.34-1.39).

The number of cases has risen by 20 per cent in three years, with 234,000 patients admitted to hospital with gout in 2021-22, according to figures released last month by the NHS.

Gout is usually diagnosed under the supervision of specialized doctors who focus on patients with gout, like rheumatologists, though your primary doctor may be able to provide you with a diagnosis ...

The comorbidities associated with gout, such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes and insulin resistance need to be managed appropriately. For those at high cardiovascular risk, low ...

Their search identified 14,792 patients with both gout and moderate CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] 30-60 mL/min/1.73 m 2) treated from 2000 to 2023, who had at least 1 year of ...