Hyperuricemia and its treatment in patients with a high cardio-vascular risk — experts opinion

Hyperuricemia is defined as a serum uric acid level exceeding 6.8 mg/dL (404 μmol/L). At that level we can observe a crystallization of a monosodium urate in the water solution at the physiological pH and body temperature. The solubility of the uric acid in water and physiologic fluids is limited and depends mostly on the pH and temperature...