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Psoriasis: An Opportunity to Identify Cardiovascular Risk
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Recently, it has been demonstrated that not only do patients with psoriasis have an increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, but an increased risk of myocardial infarction, and for those with severe disease, increased mortality.
The British Journal of Dermatology
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Mortality High in Patients With Systemic Scleroderma and Pulmonary Hypertension
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The prognosis for patients with systemic sclerosis complicated by pulmonary hypertension is "grim," particularly among African Americans and those with interstitial lung disease, physicians at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, report in the February issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
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