Re: RE: New test for heart disease

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Has a treatment been developed for high CRP?

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From: Alan Pater

CR Support Group (E-mail)

Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:07 AM

Subject: [ ] RE: New test for heart disease

Hi All, Both C-reactive protein and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)cholesterol levels are elevated in persons at risk for cardiovascularevents. Because of its critical importance in atherogenesis, LDL is thefocus of current guidelines for the determination of the risk ofcardiovascular disease. C-reactive protein is a marker of inflammation thathas been shown in several prospective, nested case–control studies to beassociated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, suddendeath from cardiac causes, and peripheral arterial disease.The attached new PDF-available paper and an associated one draw importantdistinction, I believe. It seems to me that the data in the paper suggestthat the C-reactive protein level is a stronger predictor of cardiovascularevents than the LDL, and I am about to get the data for C-reactive proteintwice soon for the first time. My LDL is quite low (48 mg/dl as of a fewdays ago).Cheers, Al.