The Effect of Decrease in Serum Urate for the Risk of Gout Flares During Urate-Lowering Therapy Initiation Among Chinese Male Gout Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Lei PangXiaomei XueYuwei HeCan WangLin HanMaichao LiHan QiChanggui LiJie LuPublished in: Journal of inflammation research (2023)
ULT-induced gout flares depend on the degree of decrease in serum urate, which is affected by baseline serum urate. Higher baseline serum urate and greater decrease in serum urate lead to higher risk of gout flares.