Abstract
Plasma CRP levels may provide independent information on IHD risk only in younger middle-aged men and in the case of IHD events that may occur relatively soon after the baseline evaluation.
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MedicineInternal medicineProspective cohort studyConfoundingC-reactive proteinRisk factorPopulationDiseaseConfidence intervalCohortCohort studyEnvironmental healthInflammation
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- 161
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- 20
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- 2474-2480
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Matteo Pirro
(2001).
Age and Duration of Follow-up as Modulators of the Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease Associated With High Plasma C-Reactive Protein Levels in Men.
Archives of Internal Medicine
, 161
(20)
, 2474-2480.
https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.161.20.2474
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- 10.1001/archinte.161.20.2474