A brief history of uric acid: From gout to cardiovascular risk factor

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 373-

  Galassi, Francesco M ^a   Borghi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; History of medicine; Hypertension; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; URIC ACID; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTERIOLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HISTORY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GOUT; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; URIC ACID;

EID: 84929518892     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.04.005     Document Type: Letter

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