TY - JOUR ID - TI - Relation between Ischemic Heart Disease and gallbladder disease AU - Sabah M. H Zangana AU - Dler Omer Mohammad PY - 2017 VL - 22 IS - 1 SP - 220 EP - 228 JO - The Medical Journal of Tikrit University المجلة الطبية لجامعة تكريت SN - 18131638 AB - Background: Patients with Gall Stones (GS) was found to have Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) and patients with IHD were found to have GS. Although there are common risk factors between the two diseases, an association exists in the absence of these risk factors.Objectives: To find the relation between these two entities regardless the presence of common risk factors for either of them.Setting: Azadi Teaching Hospital, Kirkuk, IraqDesign: Cross-sectional studyPatients and methods: Through the period from May 2013 to May 2016 we collected 200 patients, 100 patients already having GS and screened for IHD and 100 patients with known IHD were screened for GS.Patients with GS was diagnosed by ultrasonography, while IHD was diagnosed by ElectroCardioGraphy(ECG), resting one in acute cases (with and without laboratory markers) and exercise ECG in chronic stable angina (in conjunction with clinical features).Results: The study showed significant liability of GS patients for having IHD, while the liability of IHD patients for GS was not significant.Conclusion: Patients with GS have an increased liability to develop IHD independent of common risk factors.

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