Gout News

Compared with controls, patients with chronic gouty arthritis had a higher level of anti-type 2 collagen antibodies, according to study findings.

Bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced incidence of gout and hyperuricemia in patients who were obese, according to study findings.

Urate deposition, synovitis and bone erosion were commonly found at the first metatarsophalangeal joint among participants with gout, according to a study of 29 participants.

According to survey results presented in a press release from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc., 51% of physicians reported their patients with gout are reaching their target serum uric acid levels.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Zurampic is now available in the United States, according to a company press release.

Allopurinol use reduced the risk of myocardial infarction in Medicare beneficiaries, according to recently published data. In addition, longer durations of allopurinol use led to further reductions.

In clinical practice, the new gout activity score may allow rheumatologists to better assess patients’ disease activity and help them make objective decisions about treatment modifications.

Patients with gout treated with allopurinol plus lesinurad had reduced serum urate levels compared with allopurinol alone, according to results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Recently published results showed patients with gout who underwent total joint arthroplasty had greater wound healing and renal complications compared with patients without gout.

Patients with hypertension who adopted a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy and reduced in fats and saturated fats lowered their serum uric acid levels, according to results recently published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.