title: [Heart failure and cholelithiasis].
abstract: We previously found an high incidence of gallstone or cholecystectomy for lithiasis in patients affected by heart failure (52.1% up to 58.6%). As in general population the incidence of this disease is up to 38%, we tried to explain our findings.
authors.affiliation: IV Divisione Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana, Pisa. m.bindi@ao-pisa.toscana.it
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bindi
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinelli
authors.forename: Maido
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castiglioni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged