Gout and the risk of myocardial infarction in older adults: a study of Medicare recipients
Abstract Background Current evidence suggests that gout is independently associated with a higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI), but data in older adults at the highest risk of MI are lacking. Our objective was to examine whether gout is associated with a higher risk of incident MI in older adu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1606-z |