Uric acid predicts mortality and ischaemic stroke in subjects with diastolic dysfunction: the Tromsø Study 1994-2013.
Jon V NorvikHenrik SchirmerKirsti YtrehusHilde M StorhaugTrond G JenssenBjørn O EriksenEllisiv B MathiesenMaja-Lisa LøchenTom WilsgaardMarit D SolbuPublished in: ESC heart failure (2017)
Increased uric acid was associated with higher all-cause mortality risk in subjects with echocardiographic indices of diastolic dysfunction, and with higher ischaemic stroke risk in persons with severely enlarged left atria.