Most of the time, kidney stones are considered as minor, but painful events.
However, several studies have recently shown an association between kidney stone and an increased cardio-vascular risk. We review here these studies and explore the underlying pathophysiological hypotheses. At the end, we propose that lithiasis should be considered as a red flag intervening early during life-time and allowing a check of cardiovascular risk factors and early preventive intervention. Such approach may be successful in reducing the incidence of cardio-vascular events in stone formers.
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Reference: Rev Med Suisse. 2014 Sep 10;10(441):1656-60.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25322624
Article in French.