Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Cardiac Co-Morbidities in Celiac disease in Children and Adolescents
Nihal, Manmeet Kaur, Rajiv Arora
JCDR. 2024: 2249 -2255
Abstract
Background:Children and adolescents with celiac disease presents with intestinal as well as extra intestinal manifestations. Cardiovascular system has also been found to be involved in the disease process due to the immune mediated mechanisms. Like any other, if not identified and intervened early, cardiac involvement can also progress to advanced stages and can therefore worsen the quality of life and prognosis of celiac disease patients. This calls out for the need of monitoring and following up this population for such complications. Objectives: Tostudytheassociationofclinicalandsubclinicalcardiaccomorbiditiesin children and adolescents (1-18 years) diagnosed with celiac disease.
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