C-reactive protein and the 10-year incidence of coronary heart disease in older men and women: the cardiovascular health study

M Cushman, AM Arnold, BM Psaty, TA Manolio… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—High C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with increased coronary heart
disease risk. Few long-term data in the elderly are available. Methods and Results …

Plasma concentration of C-reactive protein and the calculated Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score

MA Albert, RJ Glynn, PM Ridker - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts vascular risk, few data are
available evaluating the relation between CRP and the Framingham Coronary Heart …

The value of C-reactive protein in cardiovascular risk prediction: the Rotterdam Study

IM van der Meer, MPM de Maat… - Archives of internal …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Epidemiologic studies have shown that C-reactive protein (CRP) is a risk factor
for coronary heart disease. Whether routine measurement of CRP has a role in the …

C-reactive protein levels and coronary artery disease incidence and mortality in apparently healthy men and women: the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study …

SM Boekholdt, CE Hack, MS Sandhu, R Luben… - Atherosclerosis, 2006 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Measurement of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels has been proposed as a
useful marker to improve the prediction of future coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, but this …

Relationship of C-reactive protein to risk of cardiovascular disease in the elderly: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Rural Health Promotion Project

RP Tracy, RN Lemaitre, BM Psaty, DG Ives… - … , and vascular biology, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Markers of inflammation, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), are related to risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in those with angina, but little is known about …

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

M Pirro, J Bergeron, GR Dagenais… - Archives of internal …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Background Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels recently have been identified as an
emerging risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD). However, whether plasma CRP levels …

Relationship between C-reactive protein and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Dallas Heart Study

A Khera, JA de Lemos, RM Peshock, HS Lo… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with increased risk
for incident cardiovascular events on the basis of observations from several prospective …

Joint effects of C-reactive protein and other risk factors on acute coronary events

H Kervinen, T Palosuo, V Manninen, L Tenkanen… - American heart …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background Elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is a predictor of coronary heart
disease in population samples. We studied the contribution of the simultaneous presence …

Prospective study of C-reactive protein and the risk of future cardiovascular events among apparently healthy women

PM Ridker, JE Buring, J Shih, M Matias… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke
among apparently healthy men, but in women, virtually no data are available. Methods and …

C-reactive protein modulates risk prediction based on the Framingham Score: implications for future risk assessment: results from a large cohort study in southern …

W Koenig, H Löwel, J Baumert, C Meisinger - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The Framingham Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) prediction score is
recommended for global risk assessment in subjects prone to CHD. Recently, C-reactive …