Strong association between gallstones and cardiovascular disease.

Background And Aim: Obesity is closely associated with the increased morbidity and mortality of many common diseases in the Western world, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and gallstone diseases (GD). We have investigated the association between GD and CHD in a cross-sectional study.

Methods And Results: Subjects who had gallstones visible by ultrasound were considered as cases and subjects negative for gallstones were classified as controls.