Original Article

Diagnosis of Gout as a Correlative Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Objectives: We aimed to study the impact of gout as a correlative risk factor in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among patients without known MI risk factors. Our study population was obtained from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2011–2018 using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth…

Posted in: acute myocardial infarction 7 acute renal failure 5 atherosclerosis 13 Cardiovascular Disease 27 hyperuricemia 2

Review Article

Hyperuricemia, Gout, and Related Comorbidities: Cause and Effect on a Two-Way Street

The prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia has increased dramatically during the last several decades, to the point that gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in the United States, affecting approximately 8 million Americans. Patients with gout frequently have multiple comorbidities, including hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes,…

Posted in: Cardiovascular Disease 27 chronic kidney disease 13 comorbidities 4 Diabetes 23 Hypertension 39 hyperuricemia 2
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