Choi D, Choi S, Choi S, et al. - According to this retrospective cohort study, persons with rosacea are more likely to suffer later cardiovascular disease (CVD). Proper education is required for patients with rosacea to control other modifiable risk factors for CVD in addition to rosacea.

• Between 2003 and 2014, participants in the study included individuals with newly diagnosed rosacea (n = 2,681) and age, gender, and index year–matched reference groups without rosacea (n = 26,810).

• Following CVD, such as coronary heart disease and stroke, was the primary outcome.

• Multivariable Cox regression analyses were utilized to assess adjusted hazard ratios for subsequent CVD adjusted for major risk factors of CVD.

• Patients with rosacea (1,341 women; mean [SD] age, 57.7 [9.2] years) demonstrated an increased risk for CVD and coronary heart disease compared with the reference population (13,410 women; mean [SD] age, 57.7 [9.2] years).

• The chance of having a stroke was not considerably increased.