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Serum uric acid is associated with new-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE Study

Benedicte P Wiik, Anne C K Larstorp, Aud Høieggen, Sverre E Kjeldsen, Michael Hecht Olsen, Hans Ibsen, Lars Lindholm, Björn Dahlöf, Richard B Devereux, Peter M Okin, Kristian Wachtell

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Abstract

It is unclear whether serum uric acid (SUA) is associated with development of new-onset diabetes (NOD) in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The aim of the present investigation was to test the hypothesis that SUA predicts development of NOD in these patients.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAmerican Journal of Hypertension
Volume23
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)845-51
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2010

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