PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Emily Bolton
AU  - Kelsey Jordan
AU  - Karen Walker-Bone
TI  - A young man with oligoarthritis: what is his cardiovascular risk?
AID  - 10.3399/bjgp10X544096
DP  - 2010 Dec 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 913--915
VI  - 60
IP  - 581
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/60/581/913.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/60/581/913.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2010 Dec 01; 60
AB  - Gout is the commonest cause of inflammatory arthritis among young men. A case of acute gout in a 39-year-old man is described. As part of his assessment, his cardiovascular risk factors were evaluated. He was found to have elevated body mass index, central obesity, hypertension, a family history of cardiovascular disease, and hypercholesterolemia. This case highlights the association between gout, hyperuricaemia and elevated cardiovascular risk. In young male patients, acute presentation with gout in primary care may provide the first opportunity for assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and primary prevention of ischaemic heart disease.