Purpose
Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Heart rate recovery index (HRRI) is an indicator of autonomic nervous function and found to be an independent prognostic risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. However; not only in cardiac patients but HRR was found to be impaired when compared to healthy subjects in different inflammatory diseases in the literature such as Behçet’s disease, familial Mediterranean fever, systemic lupus erythematosus. Moreover, a delayed decrease in the heart rate after exercise was reported as a robust and independent predictor of the risk of death. The aim of this study is to evaluate the heart rate recovery indices in patients with psoriasis.
Methods
Thirty-three psoriasis patients (22 male; mean age 41 ± 11 years) and 26 healthy individuals (15 male; mean age 39 ± 11 years) as a control group were included in the study. Baseline electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiographic examinations, and exercise stress tests were performed in psoriasis and control groups. Heart rate recovery indices of psoriasis group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th minutes after maximal exercise were calculated and compared to those of control group.
Methods
Thirty-three psoriasis patients (22 male; mean age 41 ± 11 years) and 26 healthy individuals (15 male; mean age 39 ± 11 years) as a control group were included in the study. Baseline electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiographic examinations, and exercise stress tests were performed in psoriasis and control groups. Heart rate recovery indices of psoriasis group at 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th minutes after maximal exercise were calculated and compared to those of control group.
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