Prevalence, multiterritorial vascular distribution, and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriasis : The EDSAP study
Background: Psoriasis increases atherosclerosis risk due to inflammation. To date, subclinical atherosclerosis (SA) in psoriasis has only been studied in individual vascular territories by imaging. Objective: To conduct a comprehensive evaluation of multiterritorial SA prevalence in psoriasis by ima...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria |
| Repositorio: | DDFV. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddfv.ufv.es:10641/7856 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/10641/7856 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease epidemiology inflammation psoriasis Psoriasis Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular disease Inflammation Epidemiology Dermatology SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Yes yes |
| Resumo: | Background: Psoriasis increases atherosclerosis risk due to inflammation. To date, subclinical atherosclerosis (SA) in psoriasis has only been studied in individual vascular territories by imaging. Objective: To conduct a comprehensive evaluation of multiterritorial SA prevalence in psoriasis by imaging and establish its relationships with cardiovascular (CV) risk scores. Methods: A total of 120 patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis without CV disease from the Early Detection of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Psoriasis (EDSAP) cohort underwent vascular ultrasound of carotid/femoral arteries and noncontrast/contrast-coronary computed tomography angiography. SA was defined by the presence of any plaque or a coronary artery calcium score ≥1. Results: The median age was 48.04 (8.25) years, 73% were male, and 77% of participants had SA. Femoral arteries were most affected (57.1%), followed by the coronaries (51.3%) and carotid arteries (49.6%). Femoral plaques exhibited the strongest associations with coronary parameters. CV risk scores underestimated SA, as at least 60% low-risk and 90% moderate-risk patients had SA. Limitations: The main limitation is the small sample size. Conclusions: This study provides the first multiterritorial assessment of SA in psoriasis, revealing a high prevalence of early disease. Femoral arteries were most affected, correlating with coronary atherosclerosis. The high SA detection within low-/intermediate-risk individuals suggests recalibrating CV scores for establishing effective preventive measures. |
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