Gout

Although there is no significant difference between naproxen and low-dose colchicine in terms of improvements in pain intensity among patients with gout flare, naproxen causes fewer side effects, making it the superior first-line option for gout flares in primary care, according to findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

ATLANTA — Gout is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, as calculated via population-level cardiovascular risk equations, according to data presented at ACR/ARP 2019.

PHILADELPHIA — Adults with a recent MI were less likely to experience an ischemic CV event over 2 years when assigned the anti-inflammatory gout medication colchicine compared with assignment to placebo, according to new results of the COLCOT trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

ATLANTA — The 2019 ACR gout guidelines call for treating patients to a target serum urate level of 6 mg/dL, a marked departure from the 2012 document, according to speakers at ACR/ARP 2019.

ATLANTA — The incidence of opioid-related hospitalizations among patients with musculoskeletal conditions increased markedly over the past 2 decades, with continued growth among patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, according to a presentation at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — At ASN Kidney Week, Abdul A. Abdellatif, MD, FASN, presented results that assessed the relationship between gout and return to hemodialysis among patients who had a kidney transplant. Researchers found patients who developed gout after transplantation were more likely to need maintenance hemodialysis compared with patients without gout and those with preexisting gout.

WASHINGTON — At ASN Kidney Week, Abdul A. Abdellatif, MD, FASN, presented results of a study on renal transplant patients that found those with gout had increased rates of transplant-related complications.

The American College of Rheumatology plans to expand its digital offerings at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual meeting this weekend with more than 50 sessions available for livestreaming, along with a new “TED Talk-style” collection of short lectures set to tackle several “controversial issues facing rheumatologists today,” according to organizers.

SAN DIEGO — Once the parade of sharp crystals formed by uric acid start their march through the blood stream and emit their prickly pain to the body’s joints, H. Joseph Salameh, MD, FASN, FACP, told attendees here there are few options available to shutting down the effect short term.

Heart disease is associated with an increased risk for severe cutaneous adverse reactions to allopurinol, according to data published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.