Role of asymptomatic hyperuricemia and serum uric acid levels in the pathogenesis of subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriatic arthritis: Comment on the article by Chen et al.

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 856-857

  Gonzalez Gay, Miguel A ^a   Gonzalez Juanatey, Carlos ^a   Vazquez Rodriguez, Tomas R ^a   Dierssen, Trinidad ^b   Llorca, Javier ^b  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; LETTER; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; URIC ACID;

EID: 66749156508     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24584     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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5. Gonzalez-Gay MA, Gonzalez-Juanatey C, Vazquez-Rodriguez TR, Gomez-Acebo I, Miranda-Filloy JA, Paz-Carreira J, et al. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia and serum uric acid concentration correlate with subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriatic arthritis patients without clinically evident cardiovascular disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2008. E-pub ahead of print.