Higher Coronary Plaque Burden in Psoriatic Arthritis is Independent of Metabolic Syndrome and Associated with Underlying Disease Severity

ConclusionsPsA is associated with accelerated coronary plaque formation, particularly mixed plaques, independent of metabolic disease. Psoriatic disease activity and severity may predict coronary plaque burden better than traditional risk factors.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - November 29, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Agnes Szentpetery, Gerard M. Healy, Darragh Brady, Muhammad Haroon, Phil Gallagher, Ciaran E. Redmond, Hannah Fleming, John Duignan, Jonathan D. Dodd, Oliver FitzGerald Tags: Full Length Source Type: research