Hyperuricemia Risk Factors
Data on hyperuricemia risk factors published by M. Dunkelgrun and colleagues
Published in Cardiovascular Week, October 27th, 2008
Fresh data on hyperuricemia are presented in the report 'Association between serum uric acid and perioperative and late cardiovascular outcome in patients with suspected or definite coronary artery disease undergoing elective vascular surgery.' According to recent research published in the American Journal of Cardiology, "The role of uric acid as an independent marker of cardiovascular risk is unclear. Therefore, our aim was to assess the independent contribution of preoperative serum uric acid levels to the risk of 30-day and late mortality and major adverse cardiac event (MACE) in patients scheduled for open vascular surgery."
"In total, 936 patients (76% male,...
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