Association between carotid intima-media thickness and ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Early detection of atherosclerosis is an essential means of decreasing cardiovascular events and its associated mortality. Systemic inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis (UC), are thought to be a contributing factor to atherosclerosis due to the rise of inflammatory cytokine...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6049966/ |