Incident gout and risk of first-time acute coronary syndrome: a prospective, population-based, cohort study in Sweden.

Panagiota DrivelegkaLennart T H JacobssonUlf LindströmKarin BengtssonMats Dehlin

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2022)

Patients with incident gout have a 44% increased risk of first-time ACS, higher in women than in men. This risk is largely explained by the underlying comorbidities, but there is still a modestly increased risk that may be due to gout-related factors.

Keyphrases

acute coronary syndrome
uric acid
cardiovascular disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
antiplatelet therapy
metabolic syndrome
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
atrial fibrillation