Does hyperuricemia involve a specific cardiac or renal risk?
Beaufils, M.
La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 55(43-44): 2028-2033
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777 PMID: 233447 Document Number: 145578
Hyperuricemia, commonly found in hypertensive patients, is a daily problem for the practitioner, especially those induced by diuretic therapies. The most divergent opinions are being given about the cardiovascular potential risk of hyper-uricemia. This article raises the problem of the use of those substances which change the metabolism of uric acid, whether they are hyper- or hypo-uricemic. It serves to remind that one must not prescribe hypo-uricemic diuretics to patients whose uricemia is increased, because they may involve serious risks, especially renal ones.