title: Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with gout arthritis.
abstract: Ischemic heart disease is accepted as the most common cause of mortality and morbidity nearly all over the world. Gout disease is the most common condition of inflammatory arthritis among the adult population. Literature includes limited information about the treatment strategies when both the conditions coexist. In this report, we present the case report of a 63 year old male patient with the diagnosis of Gout arthritis who underwent a coronary artery bypass grafting procedure successfully.
authors.affiliation: Duzce Ataturk State Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Duzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugurlucan
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Filizcan
authors.forename: Ilker Murat
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Caglar
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zencirci
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Mehmet Ugur
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Es
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gurol
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildiz