A new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has revealed an increased incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with severe psoriasis.
Psoriasis About
Psoriasis is a recurrent and complex inflammatory skin disorder that can have tremendous physical and psychological impact on the sufferer
Psoriasis is a recurrent and complex inflammatory skin disorder that can have tremendous physical and psychological impact on the sufferer
They also found that having a diagnosed case of severe psoriasis confers an additional ten-year risk of 6 percent on MACE.
The study results were reported at the 2011 American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans.
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