Increased incidence of ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in psoriasis patients with depression: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.

Stephen Chu-Sung HuS-S F YuanG-S ChenH-P Tu

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2019)

Depression is an independent risk factor for incident ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in patients with psoriasis. Therefore, clinicians need to be vigilant for the increased vascular risk in psoriasis patients with depression.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular disease
palliative care
atopic dermatitis
cross sectional
type diabetes