Artery danger - Are you at risk for inflammation that could lead to heart disease?

Read about getting tested for CRP and how it helps to identify people at risk for heart disease.

C-reactive protein and fibrinogen - Newer risk factors for coronary artery disease

An article explaining what is C-reactive protein and what is fibrinogen, and how they contribute to heart disease risk.

What women need to know about heart disease risks

See here to find out about screening for heart disease in women and which tests are useful.

Study Finds Direct Association Between Cardiovascular Disease And Periodontal Bacteria

Preventing Coronary Artery Disease - Hidden Dangers Call for Extreme Measures in Early Years

An article talking about how CRP testing can identify patients at risk for a heart attack, who would be missed on the basis of cholesterol screening alone.

Heart Disease: Another Culprit to Watch

New studies show inflammation may be just as important as cholesterol for the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke.

Do You Need The New CRP Test?

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic are recommending addition of the hs-CRP test to routine cholesterol screening.

Can New CRP Test Better Predict Heart Disease?

An article explaining the usefulness of CRP testing to detect more patients at risk for heart disease, i.e. those having normal cholesterol and high CRP levels.

Lowering CRP reduces second heart attack risk

New evidence points to the need for monitoring both CRP and cholesterol levels when using statin therapy in an effort to prevent a second heart attack.

HEALTH REPORT-Heart Disease and C-Reactive Protein

New studies show the protective effects of lowering CRP levels in people who already have heart disease.

Should You Be Tested? CRP is just as bad for your heart as cholesterol. Do you know your level?

New studies link CRP lowering with reduced risk of heart attack and less plaque buildup in heart disease.

Protein linked to heart disease-Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Studies show better heart disease outcomes in patients with lower CRP levels.

Blood Protein Risk Factor Spurs 'Dual-Target' Approach to Heart Disease

Novel risk factors: Identifying new culprits in heart disease

Heart Studies Take Aim at Bad Protein

New key seen to cutting heart risk

Heart Studies Find Offender in a Protein

Studies See New Way to Reduce Heart Risk

Study: Keep C-Reactive Protein In Check To Protect Heart

Heart Health- Two new studies published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine are being heralded as a potential breakthrough in treating heart disease. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a cardiologist about what the findings mean for lowering the risk for heart attacks.

U.S. Studies Point to Protein Role in Heart Attacks

Two important studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine show the importance of CRP lowering in reducing the risk of a second heart attack, and in slowing the rate of atherosclerosis progression.

New heart villain seen

C-reactive protein, statin therapy measured in heart disease

C-Reactive Protein a Red Flag for Heart Trouble

New studies strongly support the need for both LDL cholesterol and CRP testing in determining cardiovascular risk.

Inflammation Is Key In Heart Attacks