Why the study?
Do serum uric acid levels predict long-term mortality from stroke, coronary heart disease, and all causes in middle-aged men?
Do serum uric acid levels predict long-term mortality from stroke, coronary heart disease, and all causes in middle-aged men?
Both high and low serum uric acid levels are associated with increased mortality risks, with high levels linked to CHD and all-cause mortality, and low levels linked to fatal hemorrhagic stroke.
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SUA extremes should not yet inform risk stratification or therapy in middle-aged men; leaves open prospective validation of U-shaped mortality links.
Gerber et al. (2006) studied this question.
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