Изучение взаимосвязи подагры и метаболического синдрома

The paper considers the problem of comorbidity of gout and metabolic syndrome. It gives the data of the authors' study that has revealed the high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with primary chronic gout, as well as a substantially higher cardiovascular risk in patients with the concomitance of these diseases. A role of hyperuricemia as an independent cardiovascular risk factor is demonstrated