Effects of Treatment With Biological Agents on Vascular and Cardiac Function in Psoriasis
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-01-30
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Psoriasis has been associated with an increasing risk for atherosclerosis. The investigators
investigated whether surrogate markers of subclinical atherosclerosis, vascular dysfunction
and myocardial dysfunction are impaired in patients with psoriasis compared to normal
controls ,coronary artery disease patients and untreated hypertension subjects. The
investigators also examined the effect of treatment with biological vs no biological agents
on vascular and LV function in psoriasis.