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The impact of identifying carotid plaque on addressing cardiovascular risk in psoriatic arthritis

Overview of attention for article published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, August 2016
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Title
The impact of identifying carotid plaque on addressing cardiovascular risk in psoriatic arthritis
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13075-016-1074-2
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Authors

Michael Lucke, William Messner, Esther S. H. Kim, M. Elaine Husni

Abstract

Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease.  The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of carotid plaque in asymptomatic patients with psoriatic arthritis at baseline and follow-up screening, and to assess for the impact of demonstrating plaque on management of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Eighty-seven PsA patients underwent carotid duplex ultrasound screening. Repeat carotid duplex ultrasound was offered to all patients between 12 and 30 months. Preventive cardiology referrals were generated for all patients through the electronic health record. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, medication use, and rates of utilization of preventive cardiology services were compared between patients with and without plaque. Carotid plaque was identified in 34/87 (39 %) of PsA patients. Age and triglyceride levels were predictors of plaque presence. Patients with plaque trended toward higher rates of smoking and diabetes, and higher low-density lipoprotein levels. Only 9/87 (10 %) patients completed at least one visit with preventive cardiology after enrollment despite referral. Low use of statin (21 %) and antiplatelet (27 %) medication was observed. Rates of biologic medication use for PsA were higher (75 %) than studies in similar cohorts of patients with carotid plaque. No association was seen between disease duration or activity and the presence of carotid plaque. Despite demonstration of high cardiac risk by the presence of carotid plaque, implementation of preventive cardiovascular services and rates of statin and antiplatelet use remained low. Age and triglyceride levels were significant variables in predicting plaque presence. There is no evidence that demonstration of plaque resulted in further evaluation or changes in treatment regimens to address heightened cardiovascular risk.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 1 2%
Unknown 49 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 8 16%
Other 7 14%
Student > Postgraduate 5 10%
Student > Bachelor 4 8%
Professor 4 8%
Other 12 24%
Unknown 10 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 44%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Computer Science 1 2%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 2%
Other 6 12%
Unknown 16 32%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 August 2016.
All research outputs
#4,836,164
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Arthritis Research & Therapy
#1,028
of 3,381 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#82,134
of 381,643 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Arthritis Research & Therapy
#12
of 51 outputs
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