Prospective cohort study of C-reactive protein as a predictor of clinical events in adults with congenital heart disease: results of the Boston adult congenital heart disease biobank | Zendy

Alexander R. Opotowsky | Zendy; Anne Marie Valente | Zendy; Laith Alshawabkeh | Zendy; Susan Cheng | Zendy; Allison Bradley | Zendy; Eric B. Rimm | Zendy; Michael J. Landzberg | Zendy

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Prospective cohort study of C-reactive protein as a predictor of clinical events in adults with congenital heart disease: results of the Boston adult congenital heart disease biobank

Author(s) -

Alexander R. Opotowsky,

Anne Marie Valente,

Laith Alshawabkeh,

Susan Cheng,

Allison Bradley,

Eric B. Rimm,

Michael J. Landzberg

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy362

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , heart disease , quartile , confidence interval , cohort , c reactive protein , cardiology , cohort study , inflammation

Despite the well-defined association of high-sensitivity hsCRP with cardiovascular outcomes in apparently healthy adults and those with acquired heart disease, the relevance of this inflammatory marker in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) remains unclear. We aimed to examine the clinical correlates and prognostic value of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in ACHD.

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