Epicardial fat & Carotid intima–media thickness in patients with psoriasis

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Could anyone break that down into language I can understand, I am sure it's something I ought to know but It could have been written in Chinese and I might have understood more?

I’ll have a go.

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. (Subclinical relates to early stages.)

Carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) is a measurement of the thickness of the innermost two layers of the arterial wall.

Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is a measurement of the layer of fat around the heart.

So it’s basically saying that people with psoriasis have higher levels of fat, and a measurement of the Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) via an Echocardiogram (similar to ultrasound) could be a simple way of spotting an early problem with the arteries.

Well that’s my understanding, if anyone else has a better explanation please post here.

Thanks Fred that makes more sense now