Cause-Specific Mortality in Patients With Gout in the US Veterans Health Administration: A Matched Cohort Study.
Lindsay N HelgetBryant R EnglandPunyasha RoulHarlan SaylesAlison D PetroTuhina NeogiJames R O'DellTed R MikulsPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2022)
A higher risk of death among gout patients in the VHA was related to comorbidity burden. While deaths attributable to neurologic and mental health conditions were less frequent among gout patients, genitourinary conditions were the most overrepresented causes of death.