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- Psoríase e Doença CardiovascularPublication . Torres, T.; Sales, R.; Vasconcelos, C.; Selores, M.A psoríase é uma doença inflamatória sistémica crónica, frequente, associada a várias comorbilidades, destacando-se a obesidade, a hipertensão arterial, a diabetes, a dislipidemia e síndrome metabólico. Adicionalmente associa-se também a aumento do risco de doença cardiovascular – enfarte agudo do miocárdio e acidente vascular cerebral. A inflamação sistémica crónica presente na psoríase tem sido sugerida como um factor de risco independente para estas comorbilidades e para o aparecimento de aterosclerose precoce. Esta revisão das várias comorbilidades cardio-metabólicas e do risco de doença cardiovascular associado à psoríase tem como objectivopromover o conhecimento e alertar os clínicos para a necessidade de rastreio, monitorização e tratamento dos factores de risco de doença cardiovascular nestes doentes.
- Psoriasis and Metabolic SyndromePublication . Sales, R.; Torres, T.Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease associated with several cardiometabolic comorbidities, such as obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, and with clinically significant increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality. These comorbidities are components of the metabolic syndrome. Multiple epidemiologic studies have revealed a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis compared with other skin diseases. Genetic susceptibility and overlapping inflammatory pathways may be potential biologic links underlying this association. Understanding the interrelationship between these conditions is important for the management of psoriasis and its associated comorbidities. This review will focus on the range of these comorbidities, with emphasis on the metabolic syndrome, aiming to encourage physicians to screen patients with psoriasis for cardiometabolic disorders and risk factors