Abstract
Patients with psoriasis can have higher rates of hypertension, diabetes mellitus 2, and dyslipidemia. This study aimed to assess the association between psoriasis, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke. A systematic review was carried out using PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, and LILACS databases searching for observational studies that assessed stroke and/or MI in patients diagnosed with psoriasis vulgaris compared to non-psoriatic patients. A total of 649 articles were identified but only 15 were included in the study. Although there were studies that have observed a significant positive association between psoriasis and MI or stroke, an almost equal number of studies showed no statistically significant association. The relationship between psoriasis and ischemic cardiovascular events is still controversial and it is difficult to establish psoriasis as the etiology of these events.
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