Urate-Lowering Drugs and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: The Emerging Role of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition

Hypertension. 2016 Mar;67(3):496-8. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06531. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

Authors

Claudio Borghi¹, Giovambattista Desideri²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna Italy (C.B.); and Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy (G.D.). claudio.borghi@unibo.it.
² From the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna Italy (C.B.); and Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy (G.D.).

PMID: 26865197
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06531

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Allopurinol / administration & dosage*
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy*
Male
Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology*
Stroke / epidemiology*

Substances

Allopurinol