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C-reactive protein and risk of venous thromboembolism in the general population.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2010
Zacho Jeppe, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Nordestgaard Børge G
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the robustness of the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and to examine whether genetically elevated CRP levels cause VTE. METHODS AND RESULTS: In the prospective Copenhagen City Heart Study, we observed 10 388 participants for longer than 16 years, of whom 484 developed a VTE. In the cross-sectional Copenhagen General...
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