P191 AORTIC STIFFNESS AND INFLAMMATION IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES: AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT DATA META-ANALYSIS

Importance: The finding that aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) is increased may explain why patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased cardiovascular risk despite the low prevalence of classic cardiovascular risk factors. Objective: To determine why these patients have an incr...

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Main Authors: Luca Zanoli, Pierre Boutouyrie, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Kadir Ozturk, Maria Cappello, Eleni Theocharidou, Pietro Castellino, Stephane Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930366/view