Open AccessIncreased the risk of heart failure and comorbidities in patients with gout treatment: a population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Hsin-Hung Chen,
MingChia Hsieh,
Chun-Wei Ho,
ChingChu Chen,
Sheng-Pang Hsu,
ShihSheng Chang,
ChengLi Lin,
ChiaHung Kao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-5847
pISSN - 2305-5839
DOI - 10.21037/atm.2020.03.124
Subject(s) - gout , medicine , cohort , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , proportional hazards model , cumulative incidence , cohort study , heart failure , confidence interval , physics , optics
Our study revealed that gout could increase the risk of HF. Gout treatment in Taiwan cannot improve HF and actually increase the risk for HF after combination therapy for gout. The public health burden of gout should be resolved in the future.
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