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Risk of ischaemic heart disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease : cohort study using the general practice research database

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Close, Helen, Mason, James, Wilson, Douglas W., Hungin, A Pali S., Jones, Roger and Rubin, Greg (2015) Risk of ischaemic heart disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease : cohort study using the general practice research database. PLoS One, 10 (10). e0139745. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139745 ISSN 1932-6203.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139745

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Abstract

Objective: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) demonstrate an inflammatory response which bears some similarities to that seen in ischaemic heart disease (IHD). The nature of the association of IBD with IHD is uncertain. We aimed to define the extent and direction of that association.

Design: This retrospective cohort study examined records from patients aged ≥ 15 years with IBD from 1987–2009 (n = 19163) who were age and gender matched with patients without IBD (n = 75735) using the General Practice Research Database. The primary outcome was the hazard ratio for IHD.

Results: A higher proportion of IBD patients had a recorded diagnosis of IHD ever, 2220 (11.6%) compared with 6504 (8.6%) of controls. However, the majority (4494, 51.5%) developed IHD prior to IBD diagnosis (1404 (63.2%) of IBD cases and 3090 (47.5%) of controls). There was increased IHD incidence in the first year after IBD diagnosis. Mean age at IHD diagnosis was statistically similar across all IBD groups apart from for those with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) who were slightly younger at diagnosis of angina compared to controls (64.5y vs. 67.0y, p = 0.008) and coronary heart disease (65.7y vs.67.9y, p = 0.015). Of those developing IHD following IBD diagnosis, UC patients were at higher risk of IHD (unadjusted HR 1.3 (95% CI 1.1–1.5), p<0.001) or MI (unadjusted HR 1.4 (95% CI 1.1–1.6), p = 0.004).

Conclusion: Although IHD prevalence was higher in IBD patients, most IHD diagnoses predated the diagnosis of IBD. This implies a more complex relationship than previously proposed between the inflammatory responses associated with IHD and IBD, and alternative models should be considered.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS One
Publisher: Public Library of Science
ISSN: 1932-6203
Official Date: 13 October 2015
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13 October 2015Published
15 September 2015Accepted
Volume: 10
Number: 10
Article Number: e0139745
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139745
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
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