The risk and severity of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and gout: A National Representative Database study.

Faris HaddadinAna B ArevaloAhmad JabriHassan BeydounFarah FramAlba Munoz EstrellaSaima KarimSalim ViraniYousaf Ali

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2021)

Subjects with AF and gout compared to AF alone had an increased risk of new stroke, but presence of gout was not associated with stroke severity. There is a potential role of gout as a risk factor or a risk marker for stroke in subjects with AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
uric acid
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
emergency department
cross sectional
quality improvement
brain injury
blood brain barrier