Why the study?
Does psoriasis increase the risk of myocardial infarction compared to matched controls?
Population
84,084 Kaiser Permanente Southern California members, including 10,173 patients with mild psoriasis matched…
Comparison
Mild or severe psoriasis (exposure) vs Matched control patients without psoriasis
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2012
Authors
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May warrant closer CV monitoring in psoriasis; leaves open causality and needs prospective confirmation.
Does psoriasis increase the risk of myocardial infarction compared to matched controls?
Both mild and severe psoriasis are associated with an approximately 30% increased risk of myocardial infarction, highlighting the need for cardiovascular risk assessment in these patients.
Wu et al. (2014) studied this question.
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