Cardiovascular risk of urate‐lowering drugs: A study using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan

Abstract In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between urate‐lowering drugs and cardiovascular events, primarily focusing on the risk of febuxostat and topiroxostat when compared with allopurinol in Japan. We conducted an observational study with a cohort design using the Nat...

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Main Authors: Sono Sawada, Kazuhiro Kajiyama, Haruka Shida, Ryota Kimura, Yuki Nakazato, Toyotaka Iguchi, Yukio Oniyama, Chieko Ishiguro, Yoshiaki Uyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.13439