Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Distinct cardiac profiles in psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from echocardiographic findings
Authors' conclusion
PsA is associated with a higher burden of subclinical cardiac abnormalities than RA, involving both ventricles and the pericardium, after adjustment for measured traditional cardiovascular risk factors, although residual confounding cannot be excluded.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged >18 years with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) without known cardiac disease, assessed by transthoracic echocardiography
- Participants
- 78 vs 92
- Exposure
- PsA vs RA
- PsAn = 78
- RAn = 92reference
- Outcome
- Subclinical cardiac abnormalities on transthoracic echocardiography
Methodological detailssingle-centre, multivariable analysis
- Single-centre
- Multivariable analysis
Further findings
Any cardiac abnormality
P < 0.001
Pericardial effusion
P < 0.001
TAPSE
P < 0.001
Left atrial volume index
P = 0.009
Multivariable analysis
- PsA independently associated with LV hypertrophy, reduced tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), reduced ejection fraction (EF), pericardial effusion and overall cardiac abnormalities
Original publication
Distinct cardiac profiles in psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from echocardiographic findings. Joint Bone Spine. Published 18 August 2026. doi:10.
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