High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice
Author(s) -
Joerg Herrmann,
Ryan J. Len,
Gregory W. Barsness,
Gurpreet S. Sandhu,
Rajiv Gulati,
Patricia J.M. Best,
Paul Sorajja,
John F. Bresnahan,
Verghese Mathew,
Malcolm R. Bell,
Abhiram Prasad
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.112.972182
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , hazard ratio , cardiology , c reactive protein , odds ratio , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , inflammation
High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been identified as a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Whether hsCRP is a useful biomarker for risk stratification in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention remains unknown.
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