Gout Increases Risk Of Heart Attack, According To University of Pittsburgh Study

People with gout are at increased risk of having a heart attack, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published in the August edition of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. The article is available on line at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/76509746. This is the first study to show that among men with no previous history of coronary artery disease, gout is a significant independent risk factor of heart attack.

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