Publications by authors named "Quint Soto"
JAMA Netw Open
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- Patients with gout are at a higher risk for lower extremity amputation (LEA) due to various cardiometabolic risk factors.
- The study analyzed over 5.9 million patients, focusing on those with gout and comparing them to matched controls, using data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs between 2000 and 2015.
- Key outcomes included the overall rate of LEA and specific types of amputations, with attention to factors like serum urate control and urate-lowering therapies within the gout population.
