- Study involved 292 newly diagnosed gout patients.
- Identified three indicators of plaque vulnerability: tophi, PD signal, gout flares.
- Tophi presence linked to a 76% increase in high-risk plaque odds.
- Strong performance of predictive model: C-index 0.997, accuracy 92.5%.
- Limitations include retrospective design and incomplete lifestyle data.
Source: Frontiers
