title: Psoriasis and ischemic coronary artery disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an increased risk of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) in some populations. We aimed to determine the association between these 2 diseases in our geographic area.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a cross-sectional study of patient records between 2005 and 2012 in the database (Abucacis, Datamart) that contains all medical case histories in the province of Castellón, Spain. Patients diagnosed with psoriasis were compared with a control group of patients diagnosed with melanocytic nevus. The prevalence of CAD and the presence or absence of the main cardiovascular risk factors were analyzed in each group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 9181 patients with psoriasis and 21925 with melanocytic nevus were studied. Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that CAD was significantly associated with psoriasis, age (in years), sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and obesity (P<.05). On adjustment for age, sex, and the other cardiovascular risk factors, multivariate regression analysis established that psoriasis was independently associated with CAD (P<.029).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings in a large sample of patients in a Mediterranean area support the hypothesis that patients in this population have an increased risk of ischemic CAD.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital La Plana, Villa Real, Castellón, España. Electronic address: laura_mahiques@aedv.es.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahiques-Santos
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón, España.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Soriano-Navarro
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital La Plana, Villa Real, Castellón, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perez-Pastor
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital La Plana, Villa Real, Castellón, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomas-Cabedo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pitarch-Bort
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital La Plana, Villa Real, Castellón, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valcuende-Cavero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Arterioesclerosis; Arteriosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Enfermedad cardiovascular; Infarto agudo de miocardio; Psoriasis