The Prevalence of Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia in Patients with or Without Psoriatic Arthritis is Associated with a Similar Cardiovascular Risk

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the association between cardiovascular burden and monosodium urate (MSU) deposits in the joints of patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia and no evidence of arthritis and subjects with psoriatic arthritis and hyperuricemia.

Keywords

• psoriatic arthritis
• asymptomatic hyperuricemia
• intra-articular msu deposits
• cardiovascular burden