INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES AS RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Keywords: inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis, arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, anti-inflammatory cytokines.
Abstarct: Meta-analysis data regarding frequency of cardiovascular pathology in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are presented, mechanisms and markers of endothelial dysfunction (ED) and early atherosclerosis in this category of patients are discussed including depending on the activity and extent of the pathological process and the type of basic therapy. Development of the predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis and means of its early prognosis allows to identify the risk group in a timely manner in order to prevent cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in persons with IBD.

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