Severity of Hypertension Mediates the Association of Hyperuricemia With Stroke in the REGARDS Case Cohort Study

S. Chaudhary, Ninad; Louis Bridges, S.; G. Saag, Kenneth; J. Rahn, Elizabeth; R. Curtis, Jeffrey; Gaffo, Angelo; A. Limdi, Nita; B. Levitan, Emily; A. Singh, Jasvinder; D. Colantonio, Lisandro; Howard, George; Cushman, Mary; L. Flaherty, Matthew; E. Judd, Suzanne; R. Irvin, Marguerite; J. Reynolds, Richard

doi:10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13580

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Severity of Hypertension Mediates the Association of Hyperuricemia With Stroke in the REGARDS Case Cohort Study

Published in Hypertension • Dec 2, 2019

Authors:

Ninad S. Chaudhary

S. Louis Bridges

Kenneth G. Saag

Abstract

Previous studies do not widely support hyperuricemia as a risk factor for stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. We assessed the relationship between hyperuricemia and ischemic stroke (≈900 cases) using a large data set from the REGARDS study (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stro...

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Hyperuricemia

Medicine

Stroke (engine)

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