Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Psoriatic Arthritis: Results From a Case-Control Monocentric Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aims of our real-life study were to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and cardiovascular events (CVEs) among patients with PsA with a control population, to evaluate the impact of correcting factors in equations that assess cardiovascular risk (CVR) in PsA, and to determine the percentage of patients who reach the LDLc target as indicated by the European guidelines.

Methods

In this observational cross-sectional monocentric case-control study, we used a standardized procedure to systematically assess patients with PsA aged 25-85 years who met the Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria. Controls were extracted from the MOni

SUBMITTER: Degboe Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160333 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature