Soy, MehmetYildiz, MustafaUyanik, Mehmet SevkiKaraca, NuranGuefer, GoekhanPiskin, Sueleyman2024-06-122024-06-1220091885-58571579-2242https://doi.org/10.1016/S0300-8932(09)70027-2https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/23409Introduction and objectives. In this study we analyzed the susceptibility to atherosclerosis of patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by determining the femoral-carotid pulse wave velocity (PWV), which is a measure of the viscoelastic properties of blood vessels. Methods. The study included 25 patients with psoriasis (age 18-63 years; 13 male), of whom nine had arthritis, as well as 39 sex- and age-matched healthy control subjects (age 24-70 years, 25 male). The systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate, body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of all participants were recorded and, in patients, skin lesions were assessed using the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). Arterial distensibility was determined by automatic carotid-femoral PWV measurement using the Complior Colson device. Results. Mean PWV, SBP and DBP were significantly higher in psoriatic patients than in control subjects (P=.036, P<.001, and P=.005, respectively). In PsA patients, the mean WHR, SBP, DBP and PWV were all significantly higher than in control subjects (P=.001, P=.031, P=.001, and P=.014, respectively). Conclusions. The carotid-femoral PWV is increased in patients with psoriasis and PsA.es10.1016/S0300-8932(09)70027-2info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPsoriasisPsoriatic ArthritisAtherosclerosisPulse Wave VelocityEvident Cardiovascular-DiseaseRheumatoid-ArthritisArterial DistensibilityRisk-FactorsHeart-RateInflammationMortalityPressureEditorial6219699Q2WOS:0002626591000142-s2.0-5974909551819150021Q3