Risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) following first-ever hospitalisation for acute gout: a Western Australian population-level linked data study.

Risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) following first-ever hospitalisation for acute gout: a Western Australian population-level linked data study.

Objectives Cardiovascular disease is the largest contributor of increased mortality in patients with gout.  Acute inflammation as seen with gout attacks may have a mechanistic role in developing Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE).  We examined the temporal relationship between admission to...

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Main Authors: Derrick Lopez, David Preen, Warren Raymond, Charles Inderjeeth, Kevin Murray, Hans Nossent, Girish Dwivedi, Helen Keen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2022-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Subjects:
acute gout
major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)
self-controlled case-series (SCCS)
hospital admission
death
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1805

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