Women with gout at greater risk of heart attack than men
Sunday, February 7, 2010 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Gout is known to boost the risk of a heart attack in men. But to date, little has been known about the impact of gout on women's cardiovascular health.