Abstract
Results: Pts with IBD show a FMD % value significatively lower than controls (6.3±3.3 vs 8.1±3.4 p = 0.013); no differences ralated to age, sex, disease duration, comorbility as hypertension or diabetes were found. Likewise intima media thickness measurement didn’t result different in two groups. Conclusions: IBD group showed a significant endothelium dysfunction compared with controls and this result was related to systemic inflammation more than to traditional risk factors. Probably the young age of the pts and disease duration, not so long, were the reason for the lack of IMT increase. Further study with IBD group in remission phase will be warranted.
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