Inflammatory bowel disease linked to ASCVD, especially in younger adults

Adults with inflammatory bowel disease were more likely to have atherosclerotic CVD than those without it, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
The relationship was strongest in adults aged 18 to 44 years and not significant in those aged 65 years or older.
Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, MSc, chief of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center and co-director of the Center for Outcomes Research at Houston Methodist, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 66,610 participants from the

Adults with inflammatory bowel disease were more likely to have atherosclerotic CVD than those without it, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
The relationship was strongest in adults aged 18 to 44 years and not significant in those aged 65 years or older.
Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, MSc, chief of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center and co-director of the Center for Outcomes Research at Houston Methodist, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 66,610 participants from the