Open AccessRisk of Myocardial Infarction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-based National Study
Author(s) -
Muhammad Siyab Panhwar,
Emad Mansoor,
Sadeer AlKindi,
Preetika Sinh,
Jeffry Katz,
Guilherme H. Oliveira,
Gregory S. Cooper,
Mahazarin Ginwalla
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izy354
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , medicine , myocardial infarction , bowel infarction , inflammatory bowel diseases , population , crohn's disease , disease , gastroenterology , environmental health
Chronic inflammation is linked to increased cardiovascular risk. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and elevated pro-inflammatory markers. The association between IBD and myocardial infarction (MI) is not well understood. We sought to elucidate this risk using a large database.
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