Growing incidences of heart disease are a major concern for all. The silent killers claim close to 18 million lives globally in a year. While several risk factors of the disease are being explored and studied, a team of researchers has found a new risk factor for cardiovascular events, which is psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that is very painful. "It is a skin disease that causes a rash with itchy, scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk, and scalp," the Mayo Clinic defines it. "Common triggers in people with a genetic predisposition to psoriasis include infections, cuts or burns, and certain medications," it says about the risk factors.
