Beyond JAAD April 2019: Articles of interest to dermatologists from the nondermatologic literature

The authors studied data from UK electronic health records of primary care practices, matching 387,439 patients with atopic dermatitis to 1,528,477 patients without atopic dermatitis to determine whether adults with atopic dermatitis are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and whether the risk varies by severity of atopic dermatitis and activity of the condition over time. The study showed that atopic dermatitis is associated with a moderately increased  risk of nonfatal cardiovascular outcomes, with a dose-response for atopic dermatitis severity and cumulated activity.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Beyond JAAD Source Type: research