Is cholesterol efflux capacity in humans with psoriasis inversely related to non-calcified burden of coronary atherosclerosis?
We show that CEC is inversely associated with prevalent coronary plaque burden measured by quantitative CCTA. Low CEC may therefore be an important biomarker for subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in psoriasis.
Only rarely did mandatory reporting laws appear to adversely affect a patient's decisions to seek medical care in this study. The benefits of mandatory reporting must be measured to assure that they justify deterrence to a small minority of patients.