Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Developing Peripheral Vascular Disease
- 10 February 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 97 (5), 425-428
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.97.5.425
Abstract
Background—Among apparently healthy men, elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for systemic inflammation, predict risk of myocardial infarction and thromboembolic stroke. Whether in...Keywords
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