Analysis of cardiovascular risk and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with psoriasis,

Abstract Background: Psoriasis is associated with atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular risk. Currently, an automated ultrasound, called quantitative intima media thickness, has proven to be a useful method to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis. Objectives: To compare increased cardiovasc...

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Main Authors: Elaine Cristina Faria Abrahão-Machado, José Alexandre Mendonça, Ana Carolina Belini Bazán Arruda, Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Marcel Alex Soares dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2020-07-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v95n2/0365-0596-abd-95-02-0150.pdf