Psoriasis Is a Systemic Disease with Multiple Cardiovascular and Metabolic Comorbidities - 19/11/14
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There is evidence that patients with moderate to severe psoriasis have an increased risk of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. The precise mechanisms underlying the observed increase in cardiovascular disease in psoriasis remain to be defined but inflammatory pathways mutual to both conditions are probably involved. Suppression of systemic inflammation in psoriasis could help reduce cardiovascular inflammation but robust evidence is still lacking evidence is lacking. This article summarizes the current literature on cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities in psoriasis, identifies research gaps, and suggests management strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Psoriasis, Comorbidities, Cardiovascular, Myocardial infarction, Obesity, Metabolic syndrome, Diabetes, Smoking
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| Conflicts of Interest: Dr C. Ryan has acted as an advisor and speaker for Abbvie and Pfizer. Prof B. Kirby is in receipt of research grants from Merck-Sharpe-Dolme, Pfizer, and AbbVie. He has acted as an advisor for Pfizer, Janssen, Abbvie, Novartis, and Roche. |
Vol 33 - N° 1
P. 41-55 - gennaio 2015 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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