WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine
Print ISSN: 1109-9518, E-ISSN: 2224-2902
Volume 17, 2020
Hyperuricemia and Cardiovascular Implications
Authors: Kaivan Patel, Michael F. Blackard, Divya A. Pandya, Puja Srivastava, Manish Gupta, Abhijit S. Pandya
Abstract: Gout is a painful disease that leads to inflammation and joint damage brought on by monosodium urate formation and deposition in joints. Multiple comorbidities are associated with gout, including and not limited to obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, vascular diseases and many other cardiovascular diseases. When the symptoms of gout are ignored or appropriate treatment is not prescribed, patients can develop a severe, chronic form of gout called tophaceous gout
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Keywords: gout, tophaceous, coronary artery disease, CAD, colchicine, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hyperuricemia, uric acid, monosodium urate crystals, MSU
Pages: 143-148
DOI: 10.37394/23208.2020.17.16
WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-9518 / 2224-2902, Volume 17, 2020, Art. #16