Atherosclerosis, some serum inflammatory markers in psoriasis

Alpsoy S., Akyuz A., Erfan G., Akkoyun D. C., Topcu B., Guzel S., ...More

GIORNALE ITALIANO DI DERMATOLOGIA E VENEREOLOGIA, vol.149, no.2, pp.167-175, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 149 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI DERMATOLOGIA E VENEREOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.167-175
  • Keywords: Psoriasis, Atherosclerosis, Autoimmune diseases, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, AORTIC STIFFNESS, SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY, RISK, DISEASE, YKL-40, BIOMARKER, EVENTS
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim. Psoriasis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease which is associated with increased inflammatory markers and atherosclerosis. We wanted to investigate whether there is a relationship between some inflammatory markers and subclinical atherosclerosis markers.