Association of psoriasis with coronary artery, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular diseases and mortality
S Prodanovich, RS Kirsner, JD Kravetz… - Archives of …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine the cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis and the
association between psoriasis and coronary artery, cerebrovascular, and peripheral
vascular diseases. Design Observational study. Setting Large Department of Veterans
Affairs hospital. Patients The study included 3236 patients with psoriasis and 2500 patients
without psoriasis (controls). Main Outcome Measures UsingInternational Classification of
Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, codes, we compared the prevalence of …
association between psoriasis and coronary artery, cerebrovascular, and peripheral
vascular diseases. Design Observational study. Setting Large Department of Veterans
Affairs hospital. Patients The study included 3236 patients with psoriasis and 2500 patients
without psoriasis (controls). Main Outcome Measures UsingInternational Classification of
Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, codes, we compared the prevalence of …