General reviews
PSORIASIS AS CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR

Psoriasis is no longer perceived as a mere skin disease but rather a systematic chonic inflammatory disease that carries with it substantial risk in increasing morbidity and mortality rates due to cardiovascular events. Current clinical practice guidelines only address managing traditional risk factors therefore an interdisciplinary approach and a protocol that would evaluate cardiovascular risk for these patientsis needed. Managing psoriasis is a priority and the necessity for monitoring associated risks, consulting new research findings and ghiding treatments by widely accepted protocols, is ever increasing.