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JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages 51-57Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.12.013
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Uric acid; Cardiovascular disease; Outcome
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Uric acid, the end-product of purine metabolism, is not only a cause of gout, but also may play roles in developing cardiovascular diseases. Although the causal relationship of hyperuricemia to cardiovascular diseases remains controversial, there has been a growing interest in uric acid due to the increased prevalence of hyperuricemia worldwide. This review article summarizes current evidence concerning the relation between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular diseases.
Uric acid, the end-product of purine metabolism in humans, is not only a cause of gout, but also may play roles in developing cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and cardiovascular death. Several clinical investigations have reported serum uric acid as a predictive marker for cardiovascular outcomes. Although the causal relationship of hyperuricemia to cardiovascular diseases remains controversial, there has been a growing interest in uric acid because of the increased prevalence of hyperuricemia worldwide. This review article summarizes current evidence concerning the relation between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular diseases. (c) 2020 Japanese College of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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