Uric Acid and High Blood Pressure

A Science Daily article entitled High Levels Of Uric Acid May Be Associated With High Blood Pressure reports that lowering uric acid levels in the blood of some patients can reduce blood pressure. The finding was made by Baylor College of Medicine researchers.

An excess of uric acid can result from too much synthesis of it or from too little excretion of it. The cited study on humans follows studies involving rats which linked uric acid and high blood pressure.