Gout Flares Linked to Transient Jump in MI, Stroke Risk - Medscape

Causation is plausible, even suspected, say experts who urge aggressive CV risk-factor management in gout patients and perhaps more willingness to prescribe them a particular anti-inflammatory.

There is evidence that gout and heart disease are mechanistically linked by inflammation and patients with gout are at elevated risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. But do gout flares, on their own,… [+8769 chars]

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