Increased cardiovascular risk in subjects with a low prevalence of classic cardiovascular risk factors: The inflammatory bowel disease paradox

Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2015 Nov;25(8):705-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2015.04.001. Epub 2015 Apr 10.

Authors

Luca Zanoli¹, Gaetano Inserra², Pietro Castellino²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico Universitario, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Electronic address: zanoli.rastelli@gmail.com.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico Universitario, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 25952369
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2015.04.001

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MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology*
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / epidemiology*
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / physiopathology*
Male