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Association between C-reactive protein genotype, circulating levels, and aortic pulse wave velocity.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Feb 2009
Schumacher Wiebke, Cockcroft John, Timpson Nicholas J, McEniery Carmel M, Gallacher John, Rumley Ann, Lowe Gordon, Smith George Davey, Wilkinson Ian B, Ben-Shlomo Yoav
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Circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) level is associated with cardiovascular disease. Whether this relationship is causal has been subject of debate, especially as a potential therapeutic target. Previous studies have demonstrated an association between circulating CRP levels and arterial pulse wave velocity, an accepted measure of arterial stiffness. We investigated the association between circulating CRP...
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