Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease, Volume 1, Issue 2

Together with the substantial role of genetic factors, serum urate levels and the occurrence of gout are also heavily driven by environmental and clinical factors, including adiposity, dietary patterns, alcohol, kidney function, and diuretic medicati...

(1) The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) is a multi-center longitudinal cohort study designed to investigate the risk factors associated with the incidence of CVD. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of gout on incident CVD...

Aggregates are one of the elementary lesions seen on musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) in gout patients as defined by Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the threshold of detection of aggregate findings on...

The detection and differentiation of BCP and CPP crystals in calcified tissue is an important factor in the context of research and potential future treatment of osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis. Current standard methods originate from clinical p...