TY - JOUR AU - Singh, Jasvinder A. AU - Yu, Shaohua PY - 2016 DA - 2016/09/22 TI - Allopurinol reduces the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in the elderly: a study of Medicare claims JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - 209 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Previous observational studies that have examined the association of allopurinol with myocardial infarction (MI) have provided contradictory results. One study showed that allopurinol reduced the risk, while another study showed an increased risk with allopurinol. Therefore, our objective was to assess whether allopurinol use is associated with a reduction in the risk of MI in the elderly. SN - 1478-6362 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1111-1 DO - 10.1186/s13075-016-1111-1 ID - Singh2016 ER -