Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a nationally representative adult population with inflammatory bowel disease without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

• Main Authors: Tanushree Agrawal (Author), Isaac Acquah (Author), Amit K. Dey (Author), Kerri Glassner (Author), Bincy Abraham (Author), Ron Blankstein (Author), Salim S. Virani (Author), Michael J. Blaha (Author), Javier Valero-Elizondo (Author), Nehal Mehta (Author), Eamonn MM Quigley (Author), Miguel Cainzos-Achirica (Author), Khurram Nasir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and aims: Chronic inflammation is associated with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We studied the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) amongst individuals with IBD who have not developed ASCVD. Methods: Our study population was derived from the 2015 -...