Factors associated with initiation and persistence of urate-lowering therapy

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• 作者：Mats Dehlin ; Emin Hoxha Ekström ; Max Petzold ; Ulf Strömberg…
• 关键词：Gout ; ULT ; Persistence
• 刊名：Arthritis Research & Therapy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：19
• 期：1
• 全文大小：538KB
• 刊物主题：Rheumatology; Orthopedics;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1478-6362
• 卷排序：19

文摘

BackgroundGout is the most common inflammatory arthritic disease and is caused by crystal deposition secondary to persistent hyperuricemia. Etiological treatment with urate-lowering therapy (ULT) has been available since the 1950s but previous studies have demonstrated suboptimal degree of treatment. In recent years we have seen recommendations for ULT earlier in the course of the disease, but there are few contemporary reports reflecting the current situation. Therefore we set out to investigate proportion receiving and persisting with ULT after gout diagnosis and predictors thereof.