Endothelial function and cardiovascular risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission phase

Scand J Gastroenterol. 2016;51(2):253-5. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1070901. Epub 2015 Jul 25.

Affiliations

¹ a 1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy.
² b 2 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Cardiology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy.

PMID: 26212627
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1070901

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; endothelial function; flow-mediated dilatation; inflammatory bowel disease; remission.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Body Mass Index
Brachial Artery / physiopathology*
C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Case-Control Studies
Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy
Colitis, Ulcerative / physiopathology*
Crohn Disease / drug therapy
Crohn Disease / physiopathology*
Dilatation, Pathologic
Endothelium, Vascular / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Severity of Illness Index
Triglycerides / blood
Vasodilation*

Substances

Triglycerides
C-Reactive Protein