The heart in inflammatory bowel disease

Overview
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been associated with the development of pericarditis and or myocarditis in one third of IBD patients. Treatement with drugs containing 5-aminosalicylic acid have been associated with the development of pericarditis in inflammatory bowel disease. Those with Crohn's disease seem to be at a lower risk than ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis may also be associated with endocarditis as well. The presence of pericarditis may predate the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.