Objective: To find out how common subclinical atherosclerosis is in psoriasis patients.
 Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study
 Place and Duration of Study: Dermatology unit Fauji Foundation, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan 2020 to Jun 2020.
 Methodology: After receiving informed consent, 314 cases that met the selection criteria were enrolled. Psoriasis was diagnosed dep...

Our understanding of the etiology of atherosclerosis and the mechanisms by which conventional cardiovascular risk factors cause disease is incomplete. Atherosclerosis may be regarded as a process of continuous injury and abnormal repair. The diagnosis and treatment of the disease should be targeted to the various stages of this process, from the early stages of vascular injury to the stabilizat...

BACKGROUND Psychosocial factors have been linked to coronary events, but the mechanisms underlying these associations have not been established. Evidence is mixed regarding associations of psychosocial factors with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE To examine associations of 4 psychosocial factors (depressive symptoms, anger, anxiety, and chronic stress) with the presence of sub...

Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for stroke and subsequent cognitive impairment. Recent studies indicate that carotid atherosclerosis without clinical stroke may also be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. Ultrasonography is an easily assessable and non-invasive method to measure different stages of the carotid artery atherosclerotic process and i...

BACKGROUND Relationship of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in HIV-infected patients remains controversial. We evaluated endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients with and without HCV. METHODS Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery and circulating levels of cell adhesion molecules (CAM) ...

BACKGROUND Hypertension and increased blood glucose are associated with subclinical kidney damage, atherosclerosis and with low testosterone values. Low testosterone in men is often accompanied by increased levels of estradiol. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS In this study, the association between estradiol, subclinical kidney damage and atherosclerosis in African and white men in a South African coho...

BACKGROUND This study identified predictors of patients for whom carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurement and determination of vascular age could change cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment. METHODS We studied consecutive patients who were asymptomatic and nondiabetic, referred for ultrasound measurement of CIMT. Individuals with CIMT 75th percentile or greater for age...

BACKGROUND Several studies have assessed the association between siesta and cardiovascular outcomes. Concern exists that confounding might have distorted these results and contributed to discrepancies among them. This report examines the association between siesta habits and cardiovascular risk factors, including sleep disturbances at night, depressed mood, and measures of subclinical atheroscl...