GOUT OUTCOMES. LITERATURE REVIEW. PART II. COMORBID DISEASES, RISK OF DEVELOPING CARDIOVASCULAR CATASTROPHES AND DEATH IN GOUT PATIENTS
https://doi.org/10.14412/1995-4484-2013-703-10
Abstract
The data showing an association between gout and hyperuricemia with renal failure, arterial hypertension, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease are reported. The data on the role of gout and comorbid conditions as independent risk factors of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular catastrophes are presented. Furthermore, the effect of drug therapy for gout on the risk of developing comorbid conditions and cardiovascular
catastrophes is discussed.
About the Authors
Igor Sergeevich DenisovRussian Federation
M S Eliseev
Russian Federation
V G Barskova
Russian Federation
Review
For citations:
Denisov I.S., Eliseev M.S., Barskova V.G. GOUT OUTCOMES. LITERATURE REVIEW. PART II. COMORBID DISEASES, RISK OF DEVELOPING CARDIOVASCULAR CATASTROPHES AND DEATH IN GOUT PATIENTS. Rheumatology Science and Practice. 2013;51(6):703-10. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14412/1995-4484-2013-703-10