Association between Cardiovascular Risk Assessment by SCORE2 and Diverticulosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Andreas VölkererSarah Wernly Georg SemmlerMaria FlammKonrad RadzikowskiLeonora DatzNikolaus GötzHannah HoferElmar AignerChristian Datz Bernhard Wernly

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2024)

A higher SCORE2 was found to be a suitable screening parameter for diverticular disease. This suggests a potential link between cardiovascular risk factors and colon diverticula development, warranting further research on whether optimizing cardiovascular risk factors could positively influence diverticular disease.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment
human health
heavy metals
climate change