Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Alexander Akhgar, Bernhard Wernly, Alexandra Feldman, Johannes Bauer, Julian Eberhardt, Christian Jung, Bernhard Paulweber, Bernhard Iglseder, Eugen Trinka, Elmar Aigner, Stephan Zandanell · 2026
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Alexander Akhgar and co-authors published this heart study in 2026 from Salzburg, Austria. People with inflammatory bowel disease suffer more heart and brain vessel events, but the cause is unclear. One guess is hidden artery hardening. The team used a population cohort of 9,723 adults, aged forty to seventy-seven, with neck artery scans and lab tests. Seventy members had bowel disease.
Swelling marks ran a bit higher in the bowel group, and an iron store mark ran lower. Yet plaque in the neck arteries was just as common in both groups, and wall thickness, narrowing, heart calcium, and gene risk scores all matched. After full adjustment, bowel disease did not tie to plaque load. The authors say the extra risk may flow from swelling and clotting paths, not from plaque itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alexander Akhgar, Bernhard Wernly, Alexandra Feldman, Johannes Bauer, Julian Eberhardt, Christian Jung, Bernhard Paulweber, Bernhard Iglseder, Eugen Trinka, Elmar Aigner, Stephan Zandanell |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |