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Diet and medication in the treatment of hyperuricemia in hypertensive patients

Maria do Rosário Gondim Peixoto, Estelamaris Tronco Mônego, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim, Magna Maria Carvalho, Ana Luíza Lima Sousa, Jonivan Siqueira de Oliveira, Otávio Balestra Neto

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia · 2001 · 33 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Considering the cost x benefit relationship, a diet low in purine should be the 1st therapeutic option for controlling hyperuricemia in patients with similar characteristic to the ones presented in this study.

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