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How do you counsel patients regarding the cardiovascular risk of febuxostat?

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Rheumatology · Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital

We understand that gout is a very inflammatory state and in general that inflammatory states can be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Although studies such as this have shown an increased all cause and cardiovascular mortality in febuxostat group compared to allopurinol group, it is importan...

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