Patients with psoriasis have an increased amount of epicardial fat tissue

Balci A., Celik M., Balci D. D., Karazincir S., Yonden Z., Korkmaz I., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, vol.39, no.2, pp.123-128, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ced.12216
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-128
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundPsoriasis is associated with coronary artery disease, and ischemic heart disease is associated with increased amounts of epicardial fat tissue (EFT). There has as yet been no study published on the accumulation of EFT in patients with psoriasis.