Abstract
The addition of the measurement of C-reactive protein to screening based on lipid levels may provide an improved method of identifying persons at risk for cardiovascular events.
Keywords
MedicineInternal medicineC-reactive proteinSerum amyloid AHomocysteineInflammationMyocardial infarctionQuartileRisk factorProspective cohort studyUnivariate analysisApolipoprotein BCholesterolGastroenterologyCardiologyEndocrinologyConfidence intervalMultivariate analysis
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Paul M. Ridker,
Charles H. Hennekens,
Julie E. Buring
et al.
(2000).
C-Reactive Protein and Other Markers of Inflammation in the Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 342
(12)
, 836-843.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200003233421202
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- 10.1056/nejm200003233421202