Open AccessHigher Serum Urate Levels Are Associated With an Increased Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death
Author(s) -
Lisandro D. Colantonio,
Richard J. Reynolds,
Tony R. Merriman,
Angelo Gaffo,
Jasvinder A. Singh,
Timothy B Plante,
Ninad S. Chaudhary,
Nicole D. Armstrong,
Elsayed Z Soliman,
Jeffrey R. Curtis,
S. Louis Bridges,
Leslie Lang,
George Howard,
Monika M. Safford,
Kenneth G. Saag,
Paul Muntner,
Marguerite R. Irvin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of rheumatology/journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1499-2752
pISSN - 0315-162X
DOI - 10.3899/jrheum.210139
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden cardiac death , myocardial infarction , sudden death , cardiology , stroke (engine) , cohort , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
To determine the association of serum urate (SU) levels with sudden cardiac death and incident coronary heart disease (CHD), separately, among adults without a history of CHD.