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SUBMITTER: Kim SC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4442710 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Seoyoung C SC Schneeweiss Sebastian S Choudhry Niteesh N Liu Jun J Glynn Robert J RJ Solomon Daniel H DH
The American journal of medicine 20150203 6
<h4>Background</h4>Hyperuricemia and gout are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unknown whether treating hyperuricemia with xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOIs), including allopurinol and febuxostat, modifies cardiovascular risks.<h4>Methods</h4>We used US insurance claims data to conduct a cohort study among gout patients, comparing XOI initiators with non-users with hyperuricemia defined as serum uric acid level ≥6.8 mg/dL. We calculated incidence rates of ...[more]