ASSOCIATION OF CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS WITH LEPTIN AND APOLIPOPROTEIN B/APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I RATIO REVEALS IMMINENT PREDICTORS OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PSORIASIS PATIENTS
Psoriasis patients are often susceptible to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including atherosclerosis. Traditional markers (biochemical and inflammatory) and diagnostic tools could detect occlusive but not subclinical atherosclerosis. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), has recently been recognise...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2014-01-01
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Series: | Acta Medica |
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Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/57/1/0021/ |