Association between serum level of urate and subclinical atherosclerosis: results from the SCAPIS Pilot

Abstract Background Hyperuricemia is closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it has not been definitively established whether this association is independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and whether it is gender-dependent. The aim of this study was to inv...

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Main Authors: Panagiota Drivelegka, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia, Oskar Angerås, Göran Bergström, Caroline Schmidt, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Mats Dehlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-2119-0