Disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular death - a danish nationwide cohort study

Søren Lund Kristensen, Ole Ahlehoff, Jesper Lindhardsen, Rune Erichsen, Gunnar Vagn Hagemann Jensen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Ole Haagen Nielsen, Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, Peter Riis Hansen

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    Abstract

    Chronic inflammatory diseases have been linked to increased risk of atherothrombotic events, but the risk associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unclear. We therefore examined the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular death in patients with IBD.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalP L o S One
    Volume8
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)e56944
    ISSN1932-6203
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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