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Uric acid in cardiovascular and renal disease: Marker, mediator, or therapeutic target?
Key takeaways
This is a review article, not a new study. It asks whether uric acid, a waste product that builds up in blood, simply signals heart and kidney trouble or actually causes it. The authors weigh whether lowering it should be a treatment goal. No new patient results are reported here, and the question is still open.
Who did this work
Aymen Doumi · Mohammed omer Eltayeb · Walaa yousif Suliman Hamid · Nesreen Bushara · ShamesEldeen Amara Amer · Sahar Abdalla Mohamed Abdalla · Sara Abdalla Mohamed Abdalla · Abdulrahman Sami Hamad Mohamed · Sara Mohamed Mirghani Ali · Shadi Mahmoud · Alaa wad · Amel Mustafa Elbashir Mohammed Ahmed
Source
Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-20
https://doi.org/10.30574/gscarr.2026.28.2.0188