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Should all patients with psoriasis receive statins? Analysis according to different strategies.

Walter Masson, Martín Lobo, Graciela Molinero, Emiliano Rossi

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Walter MassonCardiology Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: walter.masson@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Martín LoboCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Graciela MolineroCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Emiliano RossiCardiology Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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backgroundDifferent strategies have been proposed for the cardiovascular risk management of patients with psoriasis.

objectiveTo estimate the cardiovascular risk and evaluate two cardiovascular prevention strategies in patients with psoriasis, analyzing which proportion of patients would be candidates to receive statin therapy.

methodsA retrospective cohort was selected from a secondary database. All patients >18 years with psoriasis without cardiovascular disease or lipid-lowering treatment were included. The atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease calculator (2018 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines) and the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation risk calculator (2016 European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Atherosclerosis guidelines) were calculated. The SCORE risk value was adjusted by a multiplication factor of 1.5. The recommendations for the indication of statins suggested by both guidelines were analyzed.

resultsA total of 892 patients (mean age 59.9±16.5 years, 54.5% women) were included. The median atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease calculator and Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation values were 13.4% (IQR 6.1-27.0%) and 1.9% (IQR 0.4-5.2), respectively. According to the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease calculator, 20.1%, 11.0%, 32.9%, and 36.4% of the population was classified at low, borderline, moderate, or high risk. Applying the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation, 26.5%, 42.9%, 20.8%, and 9.8% of patients were stratified as having low, moderate, high, or very high risk, respectively. The proportion of subjects with statin indication was similar using both strategies: 60.1% and 60.9% for the 2018 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and 2016 European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Atherosclerosis guidelines, respectively. STUDY LIMITATIONS: This was a secondary database study. Data on the severity of psoriasis and pharmacological treatments were not included in the analysis.

conclusionThis population with psoriasis was mostly classified at moderate-high risk and the statin therapy indication was similar when applying the two strategies evaluated.

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AdultAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterolDiabetes ComplicationsFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPsoriasisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterolHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsTriglyceridesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitorsLipidsPsoriasis

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PMCPMC6939080

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