While cholesterol levels are commonly used to assess heart disease risk, research shows that another blood marker—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)—may offer even more powerful insight, ...

C-reactive protein (CRP), the classical acute-phase protein, is the most extensively studied systemic marker of inflammation. In previous decades, CRP has been the focus of intense investigation to ...

If you're worried about a heart attack, you should already know your cholesterol level. But should you now ask your doctor for a blood test that measures C-reactive protein (CRP)? CRP levels rise when ...

MILAN, Italy—Elevations in lipoprotein(a) are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and aortic valve stenosis in patients with and without evidence of ...

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Protocol Cuts hs-CRP Correlation between reduction in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and hemoglobin A1c Oliver Schnell, MD, from Helmholtz Center Munich, and ...

Ever been to the doctor and had them say something like, “Your CRP levels are a bit high,” and you nodded like you totally knew what that meant? Let’s fix that. CRP stands for C-reactive protein. It’s ...

We aimed to assess whether high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels could predict the development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in patients with psoriasis. We analyzed data from a prospective ...