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Article: Psoriasis patients may have increased risk of myocardial infarction
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- Dermatology Times
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Philadelphia - It is estimated that psoriasis affects 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent of the general population, with more than 4.5 million adults affected here in the United States alone. Approximately 20 percent of patients afflicted with this disease are categorized as "moderate-to-severe".
Aside from affecting the skin, joints and nails, recent evidence has linked psoriasis to myocardial infarction, explains Joel M. Gelfand, M.D., M.S.C.E., medical director of the Dermatology Clinical Studies Unit and assistant professor of dermatology, and associate scholar at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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According to Dr. Gelfand, ...