Clinical significance of hyperuricaemia in medically-hospitalized women over 50 years of age
Klotz, H.G.; Hahn, S.; Koller, G.
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 87(23): 788-792
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5325 PMID: 1216845 Document Number: 83216
Hyperuricaemia was detected in 150 female patients over 50 years of age in a medical ward and was studied in detail. Serum uric acid levels over 6.2 mg/100 ml were found in 29.1% of the females of this age group, the incidence of idiopathic hyperuricaemia being 6.4%. The most common causes of urate elevation were the ingestion of diurectics (32%), pulmonary diseases (20%) and idiopathic hyperuricaemia (24%). These findings suggest that treatment with saliuretics, especially in the case of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, requires the control of serum uric acid levels. When serum uric acid levels are found to be elevated, treatment with allopurinol is essential.