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Elsevier, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 4(130), p. 919-922, 2010

DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.12

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Psoriasis and cardiovascular risk: Strength in Numbers

Journal article published in 2010 by Jm Gelfand ORCID, Ra Azfar, Nehal Nn Mehta
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Abstract

In this issue, Wakkee and colleagues report a self-described exploratory cohort study and conclude that psoriasis may not be an independent risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD) hospitalization and that there is only a slight and borderline increased risk of ischemic heart disease among psoriasis patients. This negative result should be interpreted in light of the study's limitations, the complex relationship among levels of psoriasis severity, patient age, and cardiovascular (CV) risk, and the context of the rapidly growing literature.