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Burden of illness of osteoporotic fractures compared to other serious diseases among ibd patients
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are off and on treated with steroids which is associated with increased risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. We conducted an analysis to study the burden of osteoporotic fractures compared to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or stroke in hospitalized patients with IBD.
Source: Gastroenterology - January 20, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Raseen Tariq, Muhammad Waqas Tahir, Zoya Tahir, Faizan Zaheer, Abdul Wahab Tags: Disease Complications Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: It’s a Heartache!
Rungoe C, Basit S, Ranthe MF, et al. Risk of ischemic heart disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide Danish cohort study. Gut 2013;62:689–694. Besides predisposing to venous thromboembolism, chronic systemic inflammation is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis by promoting plaque formation, inducing endothelial dysfunction, and promoting platelet activation and aggregation (N Engl J Med 2005;352:1685–1695). Epidemiologic studies have shown that chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with premature atherosclerosis an...
Source: Gastroenterology - October 28, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Siddharth Singh, Edward V. Loftus Tags: Selected Summaries Source Type: research

At the “Heart” of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Kristensen SL, Ahlehoff O, Lindhardsen J, et al. Disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular death a Danish nationwide cohort study. Plos One 2013;8:e56944.
Source: Gastroenterology - October 28, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Terry Lee, Amit G. Singal, Jeremy Sussman, Akbar K. Waljee Tags: Selected Summaries Source Type: research