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Hyon K. Choi is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a strong focus on nephrology and rheumatology. Their research encompasses over 400 publications across various medical disciplines.

The scientist's work includes significant attention to specific subfields such as nephrology, rheumatology, pathology and forensic medicine, surgery, and epidemiology. These areas reflect a broad approach linking clinical outcomes with disease mechanisms and treatment strategies.

Main research topics addressed by Hyon K. Choi include:

  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Case Reports on Hematomas
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions

They have published frequently in venues specializing in rheumatology and arthritis care, with the main publication venues being:

  • Arthritis & Rheumatology (26 publications)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (25 publications)
  • Arthritis Care & Research (16 publications)
  • Lara D. Veeken (9 publications)
  • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (8 publications)

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Hyon K. Choi include:

  • "Excess comorbidities in gout: the causal paradigm and pleiotropic approaches to care," 2021, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • "Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and rheumatic disease: a comparative cohort study from a US 'hot spot'," 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Compared to the General Population: A US Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study," 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "Assessing the Causal Relationships Between Insulin Resistance and Hyperuricemia and Gout Using Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization," 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "Coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes among patients with rheumatic diseases 6 months into the pandemic," 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, with the most common co-authors including:

  • Natalie McCormick (46 joint publications)
  • Chio Yokose (42 joint publications)
  • Zachary S. Wallace (37 joint publications)
  • Yuqing Zhang (37 joint publications)
  • Nicola Dalbeth (27 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States. Part II.

    Reva C. Lawrence;David T. Felson;Charles G. Helmick;Lesley M. Arnold

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • Prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia in the US general population: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2008.

    Yanyan Zhu;Bhavik J. Pandya;Hyon K. Choi

  • 2012 American College of Rheumatology guidelines for management of gout. Part 1: Systematic nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapeutic approaches to hyperuricemia

    Dinesh Khanna;John D. FitzGerald;Puja P. Khanna;Sangmee Bae

  • 2015 Gout Classification Criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative.

    Tuhina Neogi;Tim L. Th. A. Jansen;Nicola Dalbeth;Jaap Fransen

  • American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Provisional Definition of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis for Clinical Trials

    David T. Felson;David T. Felson;Josef S. Smolen;George Wells;Bi Zhang

  • Risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

    J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta;Hyon K. Choi;Mohsen Sadatsafavi;Mahyar Etminan

  • Purine-Rich Foods, Dairy and Protein Intake, and the Risk of Gout in Men

    Hyon K. Choi;Karen Atkinson;Elizabeth W. Karlson;Walter Willett

  • Methotrexate and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study.

    Hyon K Choi;Miguel A Hernán;John D Seeger;James M Robins

  • Pathogenesis of Gout

    Hyon K. Choi;David B. Mount;Anthony M. Reginato

  • National Arthritis Data Work-group. Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States. Part II

    RC Lawrence;DT Felson;CG Helmick;LM Arnold

  • Alcohol intake and risk of incident gout in men: a prospective study

    Hyon K Choi;Karen Atkinson;Elizabeth W Karlson;Walter Willett;Walter Willett

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Hyperuricemia and incident hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Peter C. Grayson;Seo Young Kim;Michael LaValley;Hyon K. Choi

  • 2012 American College of Rheumatology guidelines for management of gout. Part 2: therapy and antiinflammatory prophylaxis of acute gouty arthritis.

    Dinesh Khanna;Puja P. Khanna;John D. FitzGerald;Manjit K. Singh

  • Hyperuricemia and Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Seo Young Kim;James P. Guevara;Kyoung Mi Kim;Hyon K. Choi

  • Obesity, Weight Change, Hypertension, Diuretic Use, and Risk of Gout in Men: The Health Professionals Follow-up Study

    Hyon K. Choi;Karen Atkinson;Elizabeth W. Karlson;Gary Curhan

  • Independent Impact of Gout on Mortality and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

    Hyon K. Choi;Gary Curhan

  • Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study

    Hyon K Choi;Gary Curhan

  • Contemporary Prevalence of Gout and Hyperuricemia in the United States and Decadal Trends: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2016

    Michael Chen-Xu;Chio Yokose;Sharan K. Rai;Michael H. Pillinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuqing Zhang
Yuqing Zhang Harvard University
Gary C. Curhan
Gary C. Curhan Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tuhina Neogi
Tuhina Neogi Boston University
John H. Stone
John H. Stone Harvard University
Nicola Dalbeth
Nicola Dalbeth University of Auckland
Tony R. Merriman
Tony R. Merriman University of Otago
Joel M. Gelfand
Joel M. Gelfand University of Pennsylvania
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Robert Terkeltaub
Robert Terkeltaub University of California, San Diego
David B. Mount
David B. Mount Brigham and Women's Hospital

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