From the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine (W.A.R., K.H.), the Divisions of Rheumatology (C.P.C., C.M.S.), Cardiology (K.T.M.), and Clinical Pharmacology (K.T.M., C.M.S.), Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (W.A....

Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA; Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Section of Cardiology, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA; Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; and Preventive Medicine Section, Whitaker ...

BACKGROUND Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease.  The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of carotid plaque in asymptomatic patients with psoriatic arthritis at baseline and follow-up screening, and to assess for the impact of demonstrating plaque on management of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS Eighty-se...