Objective To conduct a systematic review of studies reporting on the validity of International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for identifying stroke in administrative data. Methods …

Background Though administrative databases are increasingly being used for research
related to myocardial infarction (MI), the validity of MI diagnoses in these databases has …

Objective Heart failure (HF) is an important covariate and outcome in studies of elderly
populations and cardiovascular disease cohorts, among others. Administrative data is …

Objective Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) continue to be
concerned about risks of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outcomes. This …

Gout is a common hyperuricaemic metabolic condition that leads to painful inflammatory
arthritis and a high comorbidity burden, especially cardiometabolic-renal (CMR) conditions …

Importance Gout disparities among Black individuals in the US have recently been
explained by socioclinical factors; however, no information is available among Asian …

Dietary recommendations for the management of hyperuricemia and gout should be
approached holistically, taking into consideration its associated cardiometabolic …

Background As the COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide, severe COVID-19 outcomes
remain a major concern for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. We …

Objectives Gout is increasingly recognized as the most common form of inflammatory
arthritis worldwide; however, no Canadian data on the disease burden of gout are available …

Objective Hyperuricemia is closely associated with insulin resistance syndrome (and its
many cardiometabolic sequelae); however, whether they are causally related has long been …