Associations between serum uric acid levels and the incidence of nonfatal stroke: a nationwide community-based cohort study.

Keita KameiTsuneo KontaAtsushi HirayamaKazunobu IchikawaIsao KubotaShouichi FujimotoKunitoshi IsekiToshiki MoriyamaKunihiro YamagataKazuhiko TsuruyaIchiei NaritaMasahide KondoYugo ShibagakiMasato KasaharaKoichi AsahiTsuyoshi Watanabe

Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2016)

This study has shown that serum uric acid is independently associated with the incidence of nonfatal stroke in the general Japanese population.

Keyphrases

uric acid
metabolic syndrome
atrial fibrillation
risk factors
healthcare
mental health
cerebral ischemia