Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure Therapy, and C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP): A Patient Based Update

Inflammation is a process by which the body heals itself, however, chronic inflammation is implicated in some disease states, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, atherosclerosis has also come to be understood as an inflammatory disease (1). C-reactive...(more)

Do patients on statin therapy need hsCRP measured? Update January 2005

High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a measuement of inflammation, and numerous large studies have shown that high hsCRP levels increase the risk of having a future heart attack or stroke. As a result of these data, doctors can now use hsCRP measurements...(more)

An Introduction to High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) for Patients: Can We Better Predict Heart Attack and Stroke?

In this presentation Dr. Ridker addresses the question of whether high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) can be used to better predict the risk of heart attack and stroke. High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and high cholesterol are classical risk...(more)