TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of serum uric acid on blood-pressure lowering treatment
AU - Grassi, Guido
PY - 2017/11/17
Y1 - 2017/11/17
N2 - If hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor in blood-pressure control, urate-lowering therapy should be used to reduce cardiovascular risk. It may also act as a prognostic marker of other abnormalities. This review presents current evidence on the relationship between hyperuricemia and hypertension.
AB - If hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor in blood-pressure control, urate-lowering therapy should be used to reduce cardiovascular risk. It may also act as a prognostic marker of other abnormalities. This review presents current evidence on the relationship between hyperuricemia and hypertension.
KW - blood hypertension
KW - gout
KW - Serum uric acid
KW - urate lowering therapy
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U2 - 10.1080/03007995.2017.1378520
DO - 10.1080/03007995.2017.1378520
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030316409
SN - 0300-7995
VL - 33
SP - 15
EP - 19
JO - Current Medical Research and Opinion
JF - Current Medical Research and Opinion
ER -