# This common gout drug may slash heart attack and stroke risk

- slug: this-common-gout-drug-may-slash-heart-attack-and-stroke-risk
- date: 2026-04-15
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

The study found a striking dose-response: patients hitting serum urate below 5 mg/dL got a 23% risk reduction (HR 0.77), while those at the standard guideline target of 6 mg/dL got only 9% (HR 0.91). Only 27% of patients in the study reached target at all.

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