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Presence of gallstones and the risk of cardiovascular diseases: The EPIC-Germany cohort study
Conclusions Our results indicate an increased cardiovascular risk for gallstone formers, which cannot be counteracted by gallbladder removal and opens up perspectives for individualized prevention strategies.
Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - February 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wirth, J., Giuseppe, R. d., Wientzek, A., Katzke, V. A., Kloss, M., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Weikert, C. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research