Lack of Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Organ Damage in a Never-Treated Essential Hypertensive Population at Low Prevalence of Hyperuricemia | Zendy

Cesare Cuspidi | Zendy; Christopher Valerio | Zendy; Carla Sala | Zendy; Stefano Meani | Zendy; Antonio Esposito | Zendy; Alberto Zanchetti | Zendy; Giuseppe Mancia | Zendy

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Lack of Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Organ Damage in a Never-Treated Essential Hypertensive Population at Low Prevalence of Hyperuricemia

Author(s) -

Cesare Cuspidi,

Christopher Valerio,

Carla Sala,

Stefano Meani,

Antonio Esposito,

Alberto Zanchetti,

Giuseppe Mancia

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.01.013

Subject(s) - medicine , microalbuminuria , hyperuricemia , left ventricular hypertrophy , subclinical infection , uric acid , cardiology , essential hypertension , population , blood pressure , logistic regression , endocrinology , gastroenterology , environmental health

It is still undefined whether serum uric acid (SUA) is an independent risk factor for target organ damage (TOD) and cardiovascular events in human hypertension. We sought to investigate the association of SUA with subclinical cardiac, vascular, and renal alterations in never-treated uncomplicated essential hypertensives.

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