Systemic Inflammation and Evidence of a Cardio-splenic Axis in Patients with Psoriasis

• Main Authors: Kasper F. Hjuler (Author), Lars C. Gormsen (Author), Mikkel H. Vendelbo (Author), Alexander Egeberg (Author), Jakob Nielsen (Author), Lars Iversen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The spleen is thought to play a role in atherosclerosis-associated immunity and cardiovascular research has indicated the existence of a cardio-splenic axis. The aim of this study was to assess splenic 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake as a measure of systemic inflammation in patients with untreated pso...