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Renal physiology and kidney stones
Conclusions: The occurrence of a kidney stone is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events including AMI, death due to CHD,PTCA/CABG and stroke. These data suggest that people with a clinically recognized kidney stone should be followed more closely to evaluate for the possibility of subsequent cardiovascular events -- younger people and women.
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - May 10, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alexander, R. T., Samuel, S., Wiebe, N., Bello, A., Klarenbach, S., Curhan, G. C., Tonelli, M., Hemmelgarn, B., Mingione, A., Terranegra, A., Aloia, A., Arcidiacono, T., Brasacchio, C., Hou, J., Dell'Antonio, G., Vezzoli, G., Soldati, L., Shimizu, T., Has Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research

Cardiovascular risk in women attending primary care centres: baseline data of the EVA study
Conclusions Four in 10 women attending primary care centres had a high or very high cardiovascular risk. Percentages of classic cardiovascular risk factors were higher in HT than in NHT and increased significantly with age. The most commonly used drugs were renin–angiotensin system blockers and diuretics.
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - December 20, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Fernandez-Vega, F., Prieto-Diaz, M. A., Redondo, M., Garcia-Norro, F. J., Suliman, N., Diaz, A., Vidal, C., Rodriguez, J. M., Montero, F. J., Gonzalez, M. B., Suarez, S., Garcia, J. J., Redondo, P. Tags: Original articles Source Type: research