Association Between Uric Acid, Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness, and Cardiovascular Events: Prospective Results From the IMPROVE Study

Association Between Uric Acid, Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness, and Cardiovascular Events: Prospective Results From the IMPROVE Study

Background The association between elevated serum uric acid (SUA), cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, and carotid atherosclerosis has long been explored, and contrasting results have been reported. Therefore, the role of SUA as an independent risk factor for vascular events (VEs) and carotid atheros...

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Main Authors: Massimo R. Mannarino, Matteo Pirro, Bruna Gigante, Kai Savonen, Sudhir Kurl, Philippe Giral, Andries Smit, Fabrizio Veglia, Elena Tremoli, Damiano Baldassarre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
cardiovascular
carotid
intima media thickness
prospective
uric acid
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020419

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