Norman Swan
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first heard Jul 2005
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So this is an observational study, so we can't really say that there's that direct link between gout flares and heart disease.
But what is the proposed
Mechanism.
Why is it that people who have gout flares, why do they get more heart disease?
So it's not just in the joints, it really is this systemic inflammation kind of widespread.
That's why people are at higher risk.
So who's most at risk when it comes to heart disease and gout?
What's the number here that if people are listening and they go, Oh, that's me, I've had more than that many attacks, what's the number?
So this really helps to risk stratify people, doesn't it, in terms of heart disease.
So if someone's got lots of gout flares, you go they're at high risk of heart disease.
How can this be used in clinical practice?
What should be happening for patients with frequent gout flares?
What should best practice look like?
And does the medication for uric acid lowering Charles, does that actually if you treat it, does that actually reduce the risk of heart disease?
Okay, so you're really lowering the uric acid predominantly to stop someone having lots of gout flares so they're more comfortable, but presumably these these people also need blood pressure checks and their cholesterol and all the heart disease stuff, those risk factors well managed.
Doctor Kwei Ting Tong, who is a clinical nephrologist at Jia Yi Christian Hospital in Taiwan.
So there you go.
If you have gout, I think that's very relevant and
keep it under control.
Yes, and go and get your heart disease risk assessment done.
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