Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

In an article recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aniwan et al1 reported that the risk of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure was increased in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. This finding is clinically relevant and is in accordance with 4 recent meta-analyses showing an increased aortic pulse wave velocity,2–4 a well-established and independent cardiovascular risk marker and an intermediate end point for cardiovascular events, and an increased return of reflected waves in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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