Psoriasis Increases Risk Of High Blood Pressure

Editor's Choice Main Category: Eczema / Psoriasis Also Included In: Hypertension Article Date: 11 Apr 2013 - 0:00 PDT

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Psoriasis is a critical, inflammatory, noncommunicable disease that affects over 125 million people internationally. People with psoriasis are known to have an elevated risk of developing grave co-morbid conditions, such as:

Lars Ettarp, President of IFPA, commented:

There are studies indicating that treating psoriasis early and efficiently lowers the risk for co-morbid conditions, such as high blood pressure, and this needs to be taken into account when developing a treatment regimen for an individual with psoriasis."

This year's World Health Day aimed to highlight the global health crisis of high blood pressure and how it can be avoided, treated, and controlled. Issues associated with high blood pressure cause over 9 million deaths annually around the world and affect more than one in three adults, according to the WHO.

High blood pressure is also linked to several behavioral risk factors, including:

A separate study from 2009, conducted by the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, suggested that psoriasis is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and high blood pressure in women. They said more studies need to be carried out to determine whether treating psoriasis might also reduce the risk of diabetes and hypertension.

In other research released last year, psoriasis patients were encouraged to be aware of their condition and its link to other serious illnesses. These patients are at an increased risk for insulin resistance, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and abnormal levels of cholesterol.

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