Visceral Adipose Tissue Volumetrics Inform Odds of Treatment Response and Risk of Subsequent Surgery in IBD Patients Starting Antitumor Necrosis Factor Therapy.
Phillip GuAvneesh ChhabraPunya ChittajalluChristopher ChangDenisse MendezAndrew GilmanDavid I FudmanYin XiLinda A FeaginsPublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2021)
We found VAT volume is associated with anti-TNF treatment response in a nondose dependent manner, and VFI may inform risk of surgery after anti-TNF initiation. If confirmed by prospective studies, VAT volumetrics are potentially useful biomarkers to inform IBD treatment decisions.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- ejection fraction
- insulin resistance
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- surgical site infection
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- stem cells
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported outcomes
- bone marrow
- metabolic syndrome
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle