Coronary artery disease: Its relationship with cholesterosis of the gallbladder. An autopsy study

Summary

This paper presents an autopsy study of the relationship of cholesterosis of the gallbladder with coronary artery disease. For this purpose, we reviewed 165 adult autopsy cases of cholesterosis of the gallbladder. Among these, there were 33 with coronary occlusion and infarctions, an incidence of 20 per cent. A comparison was made of the incidence in the general autopsy population in a review of 1,319 adult necropsies. Among these, we found 299 cases of coronary occlusion and infarctions, an incidence of 22.6 per cent. The incidence of these two conditions paralleled each other very closely. It was interesting to speculate on the relationship of cholesterosis of the gallbladder with coronary artery disease, since in both conditions, cholesterol and lipids play a major role. From these data presented, it is shown conclusively that no relationship exists between cholesterosis of the gallbladder and coronary occlusion and infarctions. Address, 3602 Fords Lane.