
Gout: Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care - Medscape
Dec 12, 2024 · Additionally, cardiovascular disease is the major cause of increased mortality in patients with gout.Cardiovascular risk assessment and mitigation of cardiovascular risk factors …
Gout Increases the Risk for a Wide Range of CVDs - Medscape
Feb 27, 2024 · Overall, patients with gout were 58% more likely to develop any CVD than their matched comparators without gout. There was a higher disease incidence among patients with …
Black Americans' High Gout Rate Stems From Social Causes
Aug 16, 2022 · Black Americans' High Gout Rate Stems From Social Causes. Louise Gagnon. August 16, 2022 ...
Target These Serum Urate Levels to Prevent Gout Flares - Medscape
Feb 6, 2024 · In fact, "95% and 98% of gout flares can be potentially preventable at the population level if serum urate levels < 6 and < 5 mg/dL can be met, respectively, and 100% of …
Gout and the Antihypertensives - Page 3 - Medscape
Apr 12, 2012 · Dr. Choi: A number of variables affect serum uric acid levels and the risk of gout, including many lifestyle factors such as adiposity, represented by BMI; dietary factors, …
Optimized Hospital Care Improves Gout Treatment Uptake
Apr 29, 2024 · "The number of new cases of gout dropped by about one third in the first year of the pandemic," Russell said. Incidence declined from 1.78 to 1.23 per 1000 adults.
Metformin Initiation Cuts Gout Risk in Prediabetes - Medscape
May 30, 2024 · Initiation vs no initiation of metformin resulted in 2.4 fewer cases of gout per 1000 person-years and a 32% reduced relative risk for incident gout (hazard ratio, 0.68; 95% CI, …
Plant-Based Diet Improves Uric Acid Levels, Gout Symptoms
Nov 25, 2024 · A Mediterranean-inspired plant-based diet improved self-reported measures of gout as well as uric acid levels, a pilot study has found. There hasn’t been a lot of research on …
Gout - Medscape
Dec 6, 2024 · Gout : Gout is predominantly a disease of middle-aged men, but there is a gradually increasing prevalence in both men and women in older age groups. The annual incidence of …
Another Benefit of Gout Treatment: CV Risk Reduction - Medscape
May 16, 2024 · Gout, Inflammation, and CVD. However, for rheumatologists to study the association between gout-related inflammation and CVD is "very, very hard," Pillinger added. …