- Patients with psoriasis receiving biologic therapies showed a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to those receiving oral anti-psoriatic medications.
- The study involved over 25,000 patients across multiple health care systems worldwide, spanning from 2014-2025.
- Biologic therapies targeted tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-17, IL-23, and IL-12/23, showing consistent lower cardiovascular risk.
- Hazard ratios consistently favored biologic therapy, with a 38% relative risk reduction in cardiovascular disease incidence among biologics group.
- The study noted limitations due to its observational design, acknowledging that causality cannot be established.
Source: PLOS Medicine