CRP and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: From a cardiologist's perspective, risk factors for CVD are often present in patients with psoriasis, including elevated LDL-cholesterol with low HDL-cholesterol, hypertension, elevated highly sensitive-C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cigarette smoking, and a history of coronary artery disease [15].