Associations of serum uric acid level and gout with cardiac structure, function and sex differences from large scale asymptomatic Asians.

Hyperuricemia (HU) is a marker for heart failure. There are relatively few data in the Asian population regarding the effects of hyperuricemia and gouty disorders on cardiac remodeling and diastolic dysfunction (DD), an intermediate stage in the development of heart failure. We consecutively recruit...

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Main Authors: Kuo-Tzu Sung, Chi-In Lo, Yau-Huei Lai, Jui-Peng Tsai, Chun-Ho Yun, Chih-Chung Hsiao, Jen-Yuan Kuo, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Ta-Chuan Hung, Cheng-Huang Su, Chung-Lieh Hung, Hung-I Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236173