Association between cholecystectomy for gallstone disease and risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Objective. Gallbladder disease and cardiovascular disease share risk factors. Both have a great impact on the economics of health systems. There is evidence suggesting an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with gallbladder disease, but the association of gallbladder disease with ot...

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Main Authors: Norberto C. Chavez-Tapia, Ileana Mac Kinney-Novelo, Sergio E. Sifuentes-RenterÍa, Maximiliano Torres-Zavala, Gildardo Castro-Gastelum, Karla Sánchez-Lara, Carla Paulin-Saucedo, Misael Uribe, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314905