Uric acid as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality in overweight/obese individuals.

Uric acid as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality in overweight/obese individuals.

The predictive value of serum uric acid (SUA) for adverse cardiovascular events among obese and overweight patients is not known, but potentially important because of the relation between hyperuricaemia and obesity.The relationship between SUA and risk of cardiovascular adverse outcomes (nonfatal my...

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Main Authors: Helle Skak-Nielsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Nick Finer, Ian D Caterson, Luc Van Gaal, W Philip T James, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, Arya M Sharma, Walmir Coutinho, Charlotte Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3606441?pdf=render

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