Wednesday 31 July 2013

History of Kidney Stones Linked With Coronary Heart Disease in Women

A new study reveals that a history of kidney stones has been linked with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women but not in men. An analysis of data from three studies that involved a total of more than 240,000 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported the prevalence of a history of kidney stones of 10.6 percent in men and 7.1 percent in women. Pietro Manuel Ferraro, M.D., of Columbus-Gemelli ...

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