Evaluation of Early Atherosclerosis Markers in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Ustun Y., Kilincalp S., Coban S., Coskun Y., YÜKSEL İ., ONGUN A., ...More

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.22, pp.3943-3950, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.12659/msm.898160
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3943-3950
  • Keywords: Atherosclerosis, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Lipoprotein(a), von Willebrand Factor, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, VON-WILLEBRAND-FACTOR, ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, D-DIMER, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, CAROTID-ARTERY, RISK-FACTOR
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between early atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using laboratory, functional, and morphological markers of atherosclerosis.