Is kidney stone formation positively associated with conventional risk factors for coronary heart disease in Japanese men?
Kidney stone formers, even past stone formers, are likely to have accumulated risk factors for coronary heart disease. They could be preferentially targeted for coronary heart disease prevention.
The results confirm prior randomized, placebo controlled trials regarding improvement of heart failure symptoms by guideline recommended treatment with the angiotensin-receptor-blocker valsartan, even in an outpatient setting.