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Psoriasis may carry clogged-arteries risk similar to that with diabetes, August 31, 2016, Kathryn Doyle

Excerpts:
"People with psoriasis may be at increased risk of calcium buildup in the arteries – an indicator of heart disease risk – comparable to that of people with diabetes, according to a new study.

Comparing people in their 50s with psoriasis, diabetes or neither disease, researchers found that moderate to severe calcium buildup, or atherosclerosis, was about five times as common in people with diabetes or psoriasis as it was in the others."
"Psoriasis, characterized by itchy red and silvery patches on the skin, is an autoimmune disease that affects about 2 percent of North Americans and Europeans. Diabetes is much more common, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S. population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

People with diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke as people without diabetes, and to experience these at an earlier age, according to CDC.

One risk factor common to both psoriasis and diabetes and thought to play a role in elevated heart disease risk is chronic inflammation, which is known to promote arterial buildup."
"“The precise mechanism explaining the association of psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases is not known but it is thought that chronic inflammation, common to both disorders, is the primary culprit,” Gelfand, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters Health by email."

Article at:
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/aug/31/psoriasis-may-carry-clogged-arteries-risk-similar-to-that-with-diabetes/