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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2016

The Relationship between Lichen Planus and Carotid Intima Media Thickness.

Koseoglu C, Erdogan M, Koseoglu G, Kurmus O, Ertem Ag, Efe Th, Kurmus Gi, Durmaz T, Keles T, Bozkurt E

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Article in Acta Cardiologica Sinica, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Koseoglu CDeparment of Cardiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital.
Erdogan MDepartment of Cardiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital.
Koseoglu GDepartment of Dermatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
Kurmus ODepartment of Cardiology, Tarsus State Hospital, Mersin.
Ertem AgDepartment of Cardiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital.
Efe ThDepartment of Cardiology.
Kurmus GiDepartment of Dermatology, Dıskapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Durmaz TDepartment of Cardiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital.
Keles TDepartment of Cardiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital.
Bozkurt EDepartment of Cardiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital.
Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRMinistry of Health · TRAnkara University · TRTarsus University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Although the association between chronic inflammation and subclinical atherosclerosis has been reported in the literature, the relationship between LP and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) has not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between LP and CIMT.

methodsOne hundred eleven LP patients and 105 controls were enrolled in the study. Then, CIMT examination was performed with an ultrasonography device. Cross-sectional associations of LP with CIMT were analyzed using linear regression models adjusted for related confounders.

resultsNo statistical difference was found between LP and the controls except for the female gender, white blood cell, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides (p = 0.046, p = 0.019, p = 0.011 and p = 0.013, respectively). Significant difference was found between the groups in terms of CIMT (0.90 ± 0.2 mm vs. 0.61 ± 0.3 mm, p = 0.001). CIMT was correlated with longevity of the LP, but we did not find LP to be an independent predictor of increased CIMT in logistic regression analysis (r = 0.449, p < 0.001, β = -0.117, p = 0.092; respectively).

conclusionsThe results of our study suggested that LP was associated with increased mean CIMT, and furthermore that CIMT was correlated with longevity of LP. However, LP was not an independent predictor of increased CIMT.

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Carotid intima media thicknessLichen planusSubclinical atherosclerosis

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