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Diverticular disease increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction

Thanathip Suenghataiphorn
1
,
Pojsakorn Danpanichkul
2
,
Noppachai Siranart
3
,
Thitiphan Srikulmontri
4
,
Narathorn Kulthamrongsri
5

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT, United States
  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, United States
  3. Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  4. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  5. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States
Gastroenterology Rev 2026; 21 (1): 19–24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2026.160367
Online publish date: 2026/03/07
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