Gout patients were significantly more likely to develop ischemic heart disease than normal people.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jandi = Gout patients are three times more likely to suffer from hypertension or acute myocardial infarction than normal people, a study found.
Seoul National University Hospital Operation The joint research team led by Professor Shin Ki-cheol and Kim Min-jeong of the Department of Rheumatology at Seoul Boramae Hospital and Professor Ki-won Moon of the Department of Rheumatology at Kangwon National University Hospital used data from the National Health Insurance Corporation to identify 3,306 patients diagnosed with gout and their age and gender. It was announced on the 17th that this fact was confirmed by comparing a matched normal control group of the same size.
The research team followed them up for regarding 6 years from 2010 to 2015, and then analyzed the risk of cardiovascular disease depending on whether they had gout or not.
As a result of the study, the proportion of gout patients was three times higher than that of the normal control group, and the rates of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and chronic renal failure were also higher.
In addition, the risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke was 3.24 and 1.55 times higher in gout patients than in the normal control group, respectively. The risk of developing ischemic heart disease was 1.86 times.
After adjusting for external factors, a significant association between gout and cardiovascular disease was confirmed. The researchers concluded that gout was a factor influencing the development of cardiovascular disease.
Professor Shin said, “In general, when the concentration of uric acid in the body increases, the expression of inflammation in various cells is promoted. It will be important to regularly manage your uric acid levels.”
The research results were published in the latest issue of the international scientific journal ‘Journal of Clinical Medicine’.
Gout is an inflammatory pain disease caused by excessive accumulation of uric acid in the body without properly excreted from the body. Uric acid is a kind of residue left following purine, a type of protein, is metabolized in the body. When uric acid crystals adhere to joints or cartilage tissue, it can cause inflammation and severe pain.
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