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Seiyo Municipal Nomura Hospital, Ehime



Uric acid is a marker for carotid arterial intima-media thickness



November 4th, 2005

A recent report describes an association between uric acid and carotid atherosclerosis in elderly persons.

According to a study from Japan, "Several cohort studies have shown a link between serum uric acid (SUA) and subsequent cardiovascular disease. However, such an association did not remain significant after adjusting for concomitant risk factors for atherosclerosis in some studies. Thus, the role of SUA as an independent risk factor remains controversial."

R. Kawamoto and colleagues of Seiyo Municipal Nomura Hospital wrote, "We therefore investigated the association between SUA and sclerotic lesions of common carotid atherosclerosis. We...


Source: Biotech Law Weekly (2005-11-04)

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