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Number of research articles published per year, 1970–2011, on the topic of the role of uric acid in hypertension. Articles were identified on PubMed using search terms uric acid, urate, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, fructose, sweetened beverages, xanthine oxidase inhibitors, allopurinol, uricosurics and probenecid. Reviews were excluded and abstracts were reviewed for relevance.
