Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Ischemic colitis (IC) is a disorder characterized by a decrease in blood flow of the large intestine. Many factors can contribute to decreased blood flow in the arteries supplying the large intestine, such as nonocclusive causes like hypertension and atherosclerosis and occlusive causes like embolism from myocardial infarction. With Ischemic colitis’s high mortality rate and its association with many cardiovascular diseases, it’s important to understand t...

Background: Ischemic colitis (IC) is a disorder characterized by a decrease in blood flow of the large intestine. Many factors can contribute to decreased blood flow in the arteries supplying the large intestine, such as nonocclusive causes like hypertension and atherosclerosis and occlusive causes like embolism from myocardial infarction. With Ischemic colitis’s high mortality rate and its association with many cardiovascular diseases, it’s important to understand c...