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Risk of premature death in gout unchanged for years

The increased risk of mortality in patients with gout is increasingly recognized, and multiple guidelines call for better management of this disease and its comorbidities. A new study, however, has found that excess mortality in patients with gout has remained unchanged since 1999.

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The authors thank I.-J. Chou for helpful discussions. The research of C.-F.K is supported by grants from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CORP3E0142, CMRPG3F2141) and Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan (NMRPG3F6281).

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Kuo, CF., Luo, SF. Risk of premature death in gout unchanged for years. Nat Rev Rheumatol 13, 200–201 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2017.27

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