SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) — The common skin ailment psoriasis may boost the risk for heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular woes, probably through a shared inflammatory response, a new Danish study found.
“There is mounting evidence for psoriasis as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” study lead researcher Dr. Ole Ahlehoff, from Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, said during a Saturday morning press conference at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, in Atlanta. “We are nearing in on a point where we need to reconsider how to mange patients with psoriasis. We need to consider the question of if psoriasis patients are due for statin therapy earlier than predicted by traditional risk scores.” Read More





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