Open AccessPsoriasis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease: Three different diseases on a unique background
Author(s) -
Giulia Ganzetti,
Anna Campanati,
Elisa Molinelli,
Annamaria Offidani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v8.i2.120
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , fatty liver , disease , metabolic syndrome , pathological , epidemiology , alcoholic liver disease , dermatology , cirrhosis , obesity
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory immune-mediated skin disease, frequently associated with systemic comorbidities. According to recent data, patients with psoriasis show a greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome, which confers a higher cardiovascular risk. The link between these pathological conditions appears to be a chronic low-grade inflammatory status. The aim of this review is to focus on the multiple epidemiological and physio-pathogenetic aspects linking non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, psoriasis, and cardiovascular disease.