Primary prevention

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

Secondary prevention

Patients surviving acute mesenteric ischemia should be counseled about smoking cessation and commenced on statin and antiplatelet (after endovascular intervention) or anticoagulant (in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation) therapy.[12][37]​​

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