Objectives: To determine whether hypouricaemic treatment results in the disappearance of urate crystals from gouty joints and to define the time required. Methods: In 18 patients with monosodium urate ...

Gout patients who met a target serum urate level of < 360 μmol/L (6 mg/dL) within 12 months of treatment cut their risk for major cardiovascular events vs patients who did not.

Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium urate crystals, or MSUc; CPPD disease, another inflammatory joint disease ...

Monosodium urate crystals dissolve and are eliminated from joints and soft tissues as serum uric acid levels drop below its saturating point (400 μmol/l). Time to crystal clearance relates to ...

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