treatment of acute gout in patients with coronary artery disease

Abstract

Case ScenarioMr. L, aged 63 years, was recently diagnosed to have with acute gouty arthritis. He had an acute gout flare last month and was given diclofenac injection by a private general practitioner. He comes to you for advice whether he should take the injection if he has another flare. Mr. L has been on treatment for his chronic essential hypertension and dyslipidaemia for the past 10 years. He also had two previous episodes of myocardial infarction in year 2005 and 2010, and he had angioplasty done twice. He stopped smoking and consuming alcohol three months ago.