Consensus Meeting on "Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Risk" held at University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy, May 2014. Publication of the Proceedings as a special issue in the International Journal of Cardiology

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jun 15:213:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.115. Epub 2015 Aug 14.

¹ Monash University, Australia; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. Electronic address: ajscoats@aol.com.
² Monash University, Australia; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia.

Abstract

Introduction to a special supplement issue on the importance of uric acid in cardiovascular disorders.

Keywords: Cardiovascular risk; Hyperuricaemia; Oxidative stress; Uric acid; Xanthine oxidase inhibitors.