Netherlands Heart Journal

, Volume 22, Issue 11, pp 528–529 | Cite as

Acute coronary syndrome due to dilated coronaropathy in a young patient with gouty arthritis

Imaging in Cardiology

Keywords

Acute Coronary Syndrome Clopidogrel Gout Allopurinol Serum Uric Acid 
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Conflict of interest

This article was not funded by any institution. Authors do not have any conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of CardiologyHacettepe University Faculty of MedicineAnkaraTurkey

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