Association between Cardiovascular Risk Assessment by SCORE2 and Diverticulosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Andreas Völkerer,
Sarah Wernly,
Georg Semmler
et al.
Abstract:Background: The aim of this retrospective observational study was to examine the relationship between SCORE2 and the occurrence of colonic diverticula in a screening population without cardiovascular or gastrointestinal symptoms. SCORE2, recognized and supported by the European Society of Cardiology for cardiovascular risk assessment, served as the primary metric for the analysis in this investigation. Methods: We studied 3935 asymptomatic individuals undergoing screening colonoscopy. SCORE2 was calculated for… Show more
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