Long-term Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000441200.10454.4f
• Publication Date: 2014-01-10T14:45:34Z
• Authors: Ming-Shian Tsai; Cheng-Li Lin; Hsin-Pao Chen; Po-Huang Lee; Fung-Chang Sung; Chia-Hung Kao
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Time Factors; National Health Programs; Incidence; Taiwan; Middle Aged; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Prognosis; 3. Good health; Hospitalization; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; Case-Control Studies; Humans; Female; Acute Coronary Syndrome; Aged; Follow-Up Studies; Retrospective Studies

BackgroundWhether patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit a higher risk of developing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains debatable.