The target uric acid level in multimorbid patients with gout is difficult to achieve: data from a longitudinal Swiss single-centre cohort | Zendy

Barbara Ankli | Zendy; Christoph T. Berger | Zendy; Nicolas Haeni | Zendy; Diego Kyburz | Zendy; Thomas H�gle | Zendy; Alexander So | Zendy; Thomas Daikeler | Zendy

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The target uric acid level in multimorbid patients with gout is difficult to achieve: data from a longitudinal Swiss single-centre cohort

Author(s) -

Barbara Ankli,

Christoph T. Berger,

Nicolas Haeni,

Diego Kyburz,

Thomas H�gle,

Alexander So,

Thomas Daikeler

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2019.20121

Subject(s) - medicine , gout , cohort , uric acid , longitudinal study , cohort study , physical therapy , family medicine , pathology

Only half of patients attended the planned follow-up visits, indicating low awareness for gout. Of those attending follow-up, only approximately 50% had achieved the serum urate target at 12 months. Although new treatments are available, care for gout patients remains insufficient, notably in difficult-to-treat multimorbid patient subsets as described in this cohort.

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