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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 8.
Published before final editing as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Nov 8:S1936-878X(18)30920-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.08.038

Figure 4. A psoriasis model showing stress leading to subclinical cardiovascular disease.

Figure 4

Amygdalar activity has been linked to cardiovascular disease through sympathetic nervous system pathways. We investigated an alternative pathway in an inflammatory disease state involving hematopoietic system activation, which in part mediates aortic vascular inflammation and non-calcified coronary plaque.