Inflammation and Aortic Stiffness: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammation and Aortic Stiffness: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

BackgroundThe recent finding that aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) is increased in patients with inflammatory bowel disease may explain why the cardiovascular risk is increased despite the low prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. We aimed to test whether inflammation is associated...

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Main Authors: Luca Zanoli, Pierre Boutouyrie, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Antonio Granata, Paolo Lentini, Kadir Oztürk, Maria Cappello, Eleni Theocharidou, Antonino Tuttolomondo, Antonio Pinto, Calogero Cammà, Anna Licata, Julien Blanco, Stefania Rastelli, Gaetano Inserra, Pietro Castellino, Stephane Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
arterial stiffness
cardiovascular complications
Crohn's disease
inflammation
pulse wave velocity
ulcerative colitis
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007003

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