Is gout a risk equivalent to diabetes for stroke and myocardial infarction? A retrospective claims database study
Abstract Background Gout is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but associations with specific cardiovascular outcomes, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke are unclear. Our objective in the present study was to assess whether gout is as strong a risk factor as diabetes mellitus (DM) for inc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1427-5 |