Hyperuricemia and Incident Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

By P. Grayson, Seo Young Kim, M. Lavalley, Hyon K. Choi. Arthritis care & research, 2011

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A novel rodent model and a recent randomized trial of hyperuricemic adolescents with hypertension suggest a pathogenetic role of uric acid in hypertension, but it remains unknown whether these findings would be applicable to adult populations where the larger disease burden exists. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis to determine if hyperuricemia was associated with incident hypertension, particularly in various demographic subgroups.

Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nephrology

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