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 …

C-reactive protein, cardiovascular risk factors, and mortality in a prospective study in the elderly

TE Strandberg, RS Tilvis - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) reflects inflammation and predicts cardiovascular disease in
middle-aged individuals. We investigated CRP, risk factors, and 10-year mortality in 3 …

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 …

Lifetime smoking exposure affects the association of C-reactive protein with cardiovascular disease risk factors and subclinical disease in healthy elderly subjects

RP Tracy, BM Psaty, E Macy, EG Bovill… - … , and vascular biology, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, are related to
cardiovascular disease risk. To determine cross-sectional correlates in the elderly, we …

C-reactive protein as a screening test for cardiovascular risk in a multiethnic population

SS Anand, F Razak, Q Yi, B Davis… - … , and vascular biology, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Small increases in the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) are
predictive of vascular events among asymptomatic individuals. There are few data …

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 and myocardial infarction

P Sakkinen, RD Abbott, JD Curb, BL Rodriguez… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Elsevier
C-reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease. Whether
predictions differ across risk factor strata and for short and long-term follow-up has not been …

C-Reactive protein, a sensitive marker of inflammation, predicts future risk of coronary heart disease in initially healthy middle-aged men: results from the MONICA …

W Koenig, M Sund, M Fröhlich, HG Fischer… - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Inflammatory reactions in coronary plaques play an important role in the
pathogenesis of acute atherothrombotic events; inflammation elsewhere is also associated …

C-reactive protein and incident coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study

AR Folsom, N Aleksic, D Catellier, HS Juneja… - American heart …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background Recent evidence implicates inflammation in the pathogenesis of coronary heart
disease (CHD). C-reactive protein, a plasma marker of inflammation, is a marker of CHD risk …

Association between C-reactive protein and hypertension in healthy middle-aged men and women

LE Bautista, JE Atwood, PG O'Malley… - Coronary artery …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective To ascertain whether C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammatory marker related to
increased cardiovascular risk, is associated with blood pressure in a sample of healthy …