Coexistent Hyperuricemia and Gout in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations With Comorbidities, Disease Activity, and Mortality.
Andrew ChiouBryant R EnglandHarlan SaylesGeoffrey M ThieleMichael J DuryeeJoshua F BakerNamrata SinghGrant W CannonGail S KerrAndreas ReimoldAngelo GaffoTed R MikulsPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Our study reports the frequency of hyperuricemia and gout in patients with RA. These results demonstrate strong associations of hyperuricemia with CVD mortality in this population, a risk that appears to be driven by excess comorbidity.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- uric acid
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- interstitial lung disease
- risk factors
- emergency department
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- adverse drug
- breast cancer risk