Gout

AUSTIN, Texas — Although gout is the most common, the ability to recognize, diagnose and treat other types of crystalline arthritis can make all the difference for patients, noted a speaker at the 2023 Rheumatology Nurses Society conference.

SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with a reduction in recurrent flares and gout-related ED visits among patients with type 2 diabetes and gout, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Serum urate testing in older patients with gout does not occur as regularly as it should, based on international recommendations, in those beginning urate lowering therapy, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Following a major price increase in 2010, the use of colchicine for gout declined while rheumatology and emergency department visits for the disease increased, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The adjusted prevalence of gout in Asian Americans doubled from 3.3% in 2011-2012 to 6.6% in 2017-2018, numerically exceeding the prevalence in all other racial and ethnic groups, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

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Patients with gout who achieve and maintain target serum urate levels through urate-lowering therapy demonstrate a reduced risk for fractures, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

AUSTIN, Texas —Results from a poster presentation here showed that patients with uncontrolled gout treated with the combined therapy of pegloticase and methotrexate saw a reduction in gout symptoms as well as a stable eGFR.

Patients with gout demonstrate an increased risk for venous thromboembolism during the 30 days following a flare consultation or hospitalization, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Individuals with a family history of gout and who are either obese or heavy alcohol consumers demonstrate a “markedly increased risk” for gout, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.