Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Treatment and Surgical Intervention on Endothelial Glycocalyx, Peripheral and Coronary Microcirculatory Function and Myocardial Deformation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Two-Arms Two-Stage Clinical Trial

Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Treatment and Surgical Intervention on Endothelial Glycocalyx, Peripheral and Coronary Microcirculatory Function and Myocardial Deformation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Two-Arms Two-Stage Clinical Trial

Sixty inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients (45 Crohn disease and 15 ulcerative colitis, 40 ± 13 years, 53% male) were examined at baseline and 4 months after intervention (surgical (35 patients) or anti-TNFa treatment (25 patients)). IBD severity, using Mayo score, Harvey–Bradshaw Index (HBI) a...

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Main Authors: Charilaos Triantafyllou, Maria Nikolaou, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Giorgos Bamias, Dimitrios Kouretas, Ioanna Andreadou, Maria Tsoumani, John Thymis, Ioannis Papaconstantinou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease
ulcerative colitis
inflammation
endothelial dysfunction
atherosclerosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/6/993

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