title: Future diagnosis, today's treatment - cardiomyopathy in the course of psoriasis: a case report.
abstract: Psoriasis is a relatively common, chronic skin disease of inflammatory origin. In recent years, public attention has been drawn to a more and more frequently observed relationship between psoriasis and cardiovascular disease. Nowadays, psoriasis is independently held responsible for increased cardiovascular mortality. It seems that the actual significance of the problem, together with a heart-related death risk for these patients is often underestimated. This study presents clinical evidence collected during a long-term observation and treatment of an 80-year-old psoriatic patient with concomitant diabetes, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease, whose overall clinical picture also suggested a congestive, inflammation-related cardiomyopathy with conduction disorders and severe heart failure. Despite the patient's advanced age and associated serious, long-established psoriasis-related problems, he was successfully treated with the use of interventional cardiology methods, as well as cardiac resynchronization therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Paediatric Dermatology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Aldona
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brzozowska
authors.forename: Torello
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lotti
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mosiewicz
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wysokiński
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mieczkowska
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hercogova
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bartosińska
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juszkiewicz-Borowiec
authors.forename: Grażyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chodorowska
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents
keywords: cardiac resynchronization therapy; cardiomyopathy; cardiovascular; psoriasis