Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)causes systemic vascular inflammation.The increased risk of venous as well as arterial thromboembolic phenomena in IBD is well established.More recently,a relationship between IBD and at...Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)causes systemic vascular inflammation.The increased risk of venous as well as arterial thromboembolic phenomena in IBD is well established.More recently,a relationship between IBD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD)has been postulated.Systemic inflammatory diseases,such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus,have well characterized cardiac pathologies and treatments that focus on prevention of disease associated ASCVD.The impact of chronic inflammation on ASCVD in IBD remains poorly characterized.This manuscript aims to review and summarize the current literature pertaining to IBD and ASCVD with respect to its pathophysiology and impact of medications in order to encourage further research that can improve understanding and help develop clinical recommendations for prevention and management of ASCVD in patients with IBD.展开更多
文摘Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)causes systemic vascular inflammation.The increased risk of venous as well as arterial thromboembolic phenomena in IBD is well established.More recently,a relationship between IBD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD)has been postulated.Systemic inflammatory diseases,such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus,have well characterized cardiac pathologies and treatments that focus on prevention of disease associated ASCVD.The impact of chronic inflammation on ASCVD in IBD remains poorly characterized.This manuscript aims to review and summarize the current literature pertaining to IBD and ASCVD with respect to its pathophysiology and impact of medications in order to encourage further research that can improve understanding and help develop clinical recommendations for prevention and management of ASCVD in patients with IBD.
