Role of carotid ultrasound in addition to SCORE for the cardiovascular risk stratification of patients with psoriatic arthritis.

CONCLUSION: A considerable number of PsA patients have clinical estimated intermediate or high risk of a fatal CV event. Carotid US study detects subclinical vascular disease and may be useful to depict the real risk. The presence of atheroma is only partially explained by the classical CV risk factors. PMID: 31203214 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Rheumatol - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research