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Beyond joint pain, could each gout flare lead to heart attack?

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Often viewed as merely an inconsequential episode of acute joint pain, gout flare has also been associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke. New findings suggest the risk is highest within the first 60 days of gout flare, and could be influenced by flare treatment.

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Fig. 1: Risk of acute cardiovascular event for patients with a gout flare.

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  1. Clinical Epidemiology Program; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology; Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Hyon K. Choi & Natalie McCormick

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H.K.C. declares receipt of research support from Horizon, and consulting fees from Allena, Protalix, and LG Chem. N.M. declares no competing interests.

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Choi, H.K., McCormick, N. Beyond joint pain, could each gout flare lead to heart attack?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 18, 619–620 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-022-00844-x

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