Psoriasis Patients Prone to Cardiovascular Diseases

By Mayuri, Gaea News Network
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — A new study has revealed that people suffering with psoriasis are at higher risk for a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors known as metabolic syndrome.

The features that make up metabolic syndrome include obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high total cholesterol and triglyceride levels, according to background information in the study. Psoriasis is a common skin problem caused by a problem with the immune system.

In the study, researchers analyzed data from 6,549 people, average age 39. It was found that 40 percent of people with psoriasis had features of metabolic syndrome, compared with 23 percent of people without psoriasis.
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Tom Hennessy
December 27, 2010: 11:58 am

They have shown an increase of iron in both diseases.
“Psoriatic patients exhibit high iron and low ascorbic acid concentrations in the dermis”
“Role of free reactive iron in psoriasis”
“Our findings indicate the increase in level of free reactive iron and lower level of antioxidant status in psoriasis. This may contribute via free radical generation to the development of secondary cellular damage and pathological state in psoriasis vulgaris. Therapeutic use of iron chelator and antioxidant drugs may be investigated for
beneficial role in psoriasis.”
“Ferritin levels, inflammatory biomarkers, and mortality in peripheral arterial disease”
“Statistical correlations between ferritin and mortality”
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