A practical inflammatory blood-cell marker for cardiovascular risk stratification in psoriasis: Development of the Platelet-Leukocyte Adjusted Cardiovascular (PLAC) score

By afschroeder • July 10, 2026

Cortes JA, Aflatooni S, Ure A, Palma G, Johnsen N, Smart K, Nong Y, Armstrong AW. A practical inflammatory blood-cell marker for cardiovascular risk stratification in psoriasis: Development of the Platelet-Leukocyte Adjusted Cardiovascular (PLAC) score. PLoS One. 2026 Jul 9;21(7):e0353475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353475. PMID: 42424368.

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