Современная ревматология (Dec 2012)

Arterial hypertension in gout patients: Pathogenesis bases, clinical value, diagnosis

  • E I Markelova,
  • M S Eliseyev,
  • Viktoria Georgiyevna Barskova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14412/1996-7012-2012-759
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 23 – 30

Abstract

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) caused by vascular atherosclerotic lesion are the leading cause of death in gout patients. Analysis of the data available in the literature has indicated that monitoring blood pressure and target organ damage thoroughly serves as the basis for the prevention of CVD and cardiovascular catastrophes in patients with gout.

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