Background:Calprotectin is a member of S100 leukocyte. Serum calprotectin is a sensitive biomarker of disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). While various CV risk score only shown modest correlation with augmented CV risk in patient with PsA, whether calprotectin could play an addition role remains uncertain.Objectives:To elucidate the association between serum calprotectin and subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in patient with PsAMethods:Seventy-eight PsA patient (age: 53±11 years, 47(54%) male) without CV event was recruited into this cross-sectional study. High resolution carotid ultrasound was performed to assess the presence of carotid plaque and intima-media thickness (IMT). Arterial stiffness was measured by branchial-ankle pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx). Serum calprotectin level was measured by QUANTA Lite Calprotectin Extended Range ELISA kit from (INOVA Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA).Results:29/78 (38%) of patient had carotid plaque (CP+). Subject in CP+ group were of older age and higher inflammatory burden in terms of higher number of swollen joint and longer disease duration. The use of statins were also higher in CP+ group. Serum calprotectin level were significantly higher in CP+ group (639.2ng/ml ±378.2 in CP- group vs 911.8ng/ml ±429.4 in CP+ group, p=0.005) (Figure 1). Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, higher level of ln calprotectin were significantly associated with presence of carotid plaque (OR: 3.25, 95%CI: 1.22 to 8.69, p=0.019) after adjusting for baseline covariates. There was also significant correlation between calprotectin level and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) (r=0.237, p=0.037), mean IMT (r=0.301, p=0.021) and maximum IMT (r=0.265, p=0.043). However, no significant association were observed between calprotectin level and PWV or AIx.Figure 1.Conclusion:Increased calprotectin level were associated with presence of plaque and increased IMT. Serum calprotectin may be a novel biomarker for assessing CV risk in patient with PsA.Table 1.Multivariate analysis for factors associated with presence of carotid plaque.OR95% CIpDisease duration (years)1.101.02 to 1.190.018Ln Calprotectin3.251.22 to 8.690.019*Factors included in the multivariate analysis: age, gender, disease duration, swollen joint count, hyperlipidemia, Framingham 10-year CVD risk >10%, current use of statins, and calprotectin levelDisclosure of Interests:Isaac T. Cheng: None declared., Martin Li: None declared., Edmund K. Li: None declared., Alex Pui Wai Lee: None declared., Lai-Shan Tam Grant/research support from: Grants from Norvatis, Pfizer.