Open AccessHistory of Kidney Stones and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Pietro Manuel Ferraro,
Eric N. Taylor,
Brian H. Eisner,
Giovanni Gambaro,
Eric B. Rimm,
Kenneth J. Mukamal,
Gary C. Curhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2013.8780
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney stones , kidney disease , myocardial infarction , prospective cohort study , kidney stone disease , confounding , nurses' health study , revascularization
Kidney stone disease is common and may be associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Previous studies of the association between kidney stones and CHD have often not controlled for important risk factors, and the results have been inconsistent.
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