|Slideshows|August 23, 2018

Gout Doubles the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults

Findings from one of the few studies that have looked at the risk of arrhythmias related to gout in elderly patients.

Reference1. Singh JA, Cleveland JD. Gout and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in older adults: a study of US Medicare data. RMD Open. 2018;4:e000712. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000712.

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