Carotid Intima-Media Thickness as a cardiovascular risk in Psoriatic Iranians; a case-control study

Psoriasis is an inflammatory condition that increases the risk of cardiovascular events. One of the factors that are related to cardiovascular events is Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). This study aimed to identify CVD in psoriatic patients based on CIMT and survey association of CIMT and psoriasis. This case-control study was conducted for one year in Besat Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Case and control were matched in terms of age and gender. Our cases were patients with confirmed psoriasis and the control group were individuals that had no previous history of any chronic disease.

Most of our patients were male (65%) with a mean age of 40.63 ±18.03 years old which was matched with the control(60 controls). CIMT was higher in patients compared to controls. CIMT was more strongly related to BMI than age. We showed that CIMT is significantly higher in psoriasis patients and there is a strong correlation between CIMT and BMI and age, which can be interpreted that the risk of cardiovascular events in the Iranian population with psoriasis is higher than in healthy people, and this risk will change significantly according to age and BMI.