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25-01-2024 | Hyperuricemia and Gout | Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome (J Sperati, Section Editor)

Hyperuricemia: An Intriguing Connection to Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, and Hypertension

Authors: Ramzi Vareldzis, Annalisa Perez, Efrain Reisin

Published in: Current Hypertension Reports

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Abstract

Purpose of the Review

Our review explores the epidemiology, physiology, and clinical data surrounding the connection between hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension.

Recent Findings

Compelling physiologic mechanisms have been proposed to explain a causal relationship between hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension but clinical studies have given mixed results in terms of whether intervening with hyperuricemia using urate-lowering therapy has any beneficial effects for patients with these conditions.

Summary

Despite the large amount of research already put into this topic, more randomized placebo-controlled trials are needed to more firmly establish whether a cause-effect relationship exists and whether lowering uric acid levels in patients with these conditions is beneficial.
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Metadata
Title
Hyperuricemia: An Intriguing Connection to Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, and Hypertension
Authors
Ramzi Vareldzis
Annalisa Perez
Efrain Reisin
Publication date
25-01-2024
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Hypertension Reports
Print ISSN: 1522-6417
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3111
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-024-01295-3
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