Key clinical point: In a cohort of at-risk patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease (CAD), the prevalence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) was higher in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) compared with those without psoriasis or PsA.
Major finding: The prevalence of CAC score greater than 0 was significantly higher in patients with PsA vs. those without psoriasis or PsA (adjusted odds ratio, 1.28; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-1.64).
Study details: This was a cross-sectional study of 46,022 patient’s at-risk patients with symptoms suggestive of CAD from the Danish national computed tomography angiography registry, among which 1,356 had psoriasis, 370 had PsA whereas, 44,296 patients formed the reference nonpsoriasis/PsA cohort.
Disclosures: The study did not report any source of funding. No conflicts of interest were reported.
Source: Tinggaard AB et al. J Intern Med. 2021 May 12. doi: 10.1111/joim.13311 .