Conventional oral urate-lowering therapies frequently to fail to achieve target serum uric acid (sUA) levels in patients with chronic kidney disease and uncontrolled refractory gout. This can lead to increased urate burden and complications, including worsening kidney disease, cardiovascular events, and metabolic syndrome. Tune in to find out how to incorporate targeted therapies when managing uncontrolled refractory gout and improve your patients’ quality of life.
The Underestimated Consequences of Uncontrolled Gout: Renal and Cardiovascular Implications
Is Managing Gout in the Nephrology Clinic a Challenge?
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Host:
Richard Johnson, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, COResearch: National Institute of Health
Ownership Interest: Colorado Research Partners, XORTX Therapeutics
Receives Royalties: Elsevier, BenBella Books
Consulting Fees: Dinora, Horizon Pharma
Other: RxSugarFaculty:
Abdul A. Abdellatif, MD, FASN
Division of Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine and CLS Health
Houston, TXNo relevant relationships reported
John K. Botson, MD, RPh
Director of Rheumatology
Orthopedic Physicians Alaska
Anchorage, AKResearch: Horizon Therapeutics
Patent Holder: Horizon Therapeutics
Consulting Fee: AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Horizon Therapeutics, NovartisBrittany Weber, MD, PhD
Director, Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic
Associate Physician, Prevention Cardiology & Cardiovascular Imaging
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MAResearch: AHA, NIH
Consulting Fees:, Agepha, Horizon Therapeutics, Kiniksa, Novo NordiskReviewers/Content Planners/Authors:
- Cindy Davidson has nothing to disclose.
- Hany Ibrahim, MD, has nothing to disclose.
- Samantha Keehn has nothing to disclose.
- John Maeglin has nothing to disclose.
- Brian McDonough has nothing to disclose.
- Tim Person has nothing to disclose.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
- Discuss the pathophysiology and prevalence of high uric acid levels and uncontrolled gout in patients with renal disease and the contribution of chronic gout to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, associated comorbidities, and increased mortality
- Apply knowledge of available diagnostic tools to identify patients with elevated serum uric acid (sUA) levels early in the progression of CKD to initiate proper urate-lowering therapy (ULT) and reduce urate burden
- Summarize the limitations of standard ULT options in patients with CKD
- Incorporate emerging urate-lowering therapies, including pegloticase-methotrexate combined therapy and clinical trial evidence, into clinical practice in the treatment of appropriate patients with uncontrolled gout
- Discuss gout as an independent risk factor for CVD and its association with CVD morbidity and mortality, necessitating early screening and treatment to attain target sUA levels
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nephrologists, rheumatologists, cardiologists, primary care physicians, and others who encounter, diagnose, and treat gout.
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Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Horizon Therapeutics, USA, Inc.
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