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Proinflammatory status, genetics and atherosclerosis.
Physiological research - 1 Jan 2009
Poledne R, Lorenzová A, Stávek P, Valenta Z, Hubáček J, Suchánek P, Pitha J
Abstract excerpt
Over the last decade, C-reactive protein concentration analyzed by the high sensitivity method (hsCRP) has been proven as a marker of premature atherosclerosis. Concentration exceeding 2 mg/l represents an increased individual risk of myocardial infarction and stroke but strict application of this borderline is complicated by relations of CRP concentrations to other risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. In a...
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