Psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases.
Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated disorder that affects about 2% to 3% of the adult population. Several reports have demonstrated an association between psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, hypertension, valvular disease and arrhythmia. In this review we analysed the link between psoriasis and cardiovascular disease and the possible physiopathologic mechanism of this correlation.
Vizzardi
Enrico
E
Dept. of Cardiology, University of Brescia, Italy. enrico.vizzardi@tin.it
Raddino
Riccardo
R
Teli
Melissa
M
Gorga
Elio
E
Brambilla
Giulio
G
Dei Cas
Livio
L
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