Primary prevention

Given the contribution of cardiovascular disease to many cases of ischaemic bowel, it is reasonable to suggest that careful long-term lifestyle and medical management of cardiovascular risk factors may reduce the risk of developing ischaemic bowel disease. However, robust supporting data are lacking.

Secondary prevention

Patients surviving acute mesenteric ischaemia should be counselled about smoking cessation and commenced on statin and antiplatelet (after endovascular intervention) or anticoagulant (in non-valvular atrial fibrillation) therapy.[9][38]​​

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