Gout Is Prevalent but Under-Registered Among Patients With Cardiovascular Events: A Field Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Gout is an independent cardiovascular (CV) risk factor with significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of gout, characteristics and management in a hospitalized population for CV disease, a topic that remains to be defined. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in patients admitted for CV events in the Cardiology, Neurology, and Vascular Surgery units of a tertiary center. Patients were selected following a non-consecutive, systematic sampling. Data about CV disease and gout were obtained from face-to-face interviews and patients' records. Gout diagnosis was established using the 2015 ACR/EULAR clinical classification criteria. The registration rate of gout was assessed by auditing patients' rec

SUBMITTER: Calabuig I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552997 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature