What are the dangers of hyperuricemia besides causing gout?

Besides joint damage, the most common effect of hyperuricemia is in the kidneys, which can cause renal urate crystals, kidney stones, and affect kidney function, resulting in renal insufficiency and even kidney failure. So besides joint damage, kidney is also one of the important target organs of hyperuricemia. In addition to this, hyperuricemia will increase the incidence of metabolic syndrome in patients, metabolic syndrome refers to the metabolic disorders in the body of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and other substances, causing hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity and other diseases, resulting in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular damage hazards. And uric acid is also one of the body’s metabolic products, and the metabolism of a variety of substances is closely related, so hyperuricemia will aggravate the patient’s complication of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease. Therefore, gouty arthritis based on hyperuricemia is a multidisciplinary, multidisciplinary and comprehensive disease, and the harm is not simply limited to the joints.