AIM To evaluate the high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), Fetuin-A and matrix γ-carboxyglutamate protein (MGP) as the main factors for vascular calcification and inflammation in serum of patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) in comparison to healthy controls. METHODS The subjects were 40 patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) having a mean age of 70.9...

BACKGROUND Both inflammation and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are related to cardiovascular disease. Whether inflammatory biomarkers are associated with impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is unclear in hypertensives. METHODS We recruited hypertension patients from the cardiovascular clinic of a tertiary medical center in Taiwan. GFR was calculated using the 7-item Modification of Diet ...

High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a marker of metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular (CV) disease. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) also predicts CV disease. There are no reports comparing these markers as predictors of MS. Methods. Cross-sectional study comparing Lp-PLA2 and hsCRP as predictors of MS in asymptomatic subjects was carried out; 152 subjects witho...

Amaç
 Bu çalışmanın amacı, kan dolaşımı enfeksiyonu
 (KDE)'nun tanısında kültürüne alternatif olarak
 kullanılabilecek prokalsitonin (PCT), yüksek sensitif
 C-reaktif protein (hsCRP), hsCRP/albümin oranı
 (CAR) ve tam sayımı (TKS) parametrelerinin tanısal
 performansını araştırmaktır.
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INTRODUCTION High-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) levels are correlated with vulnerable carotid plaques, although their impact on the outcome of carotid revascularization is unknown. The aim of our study was to investigate the correlation between hsCRP and embolization during carotid artery stenting (CAS). METHODS Patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis were submitted to CAS with di...

OBJECTIVE Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with low adiponectin and elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). Osteoprotegerin (OPG) has been shown to be elevated in type 2 diabetes, but whether it reflects underlying IR is unclear. We aimed to compare the ability of serum OPG with adiponectin and hsCRP to act as a marker for IR in individuals with normal and abnormal glucose to...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events. Increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels are associated with MetS and its components. Changes in gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels in response to oxidative stress are also associated with MetS, and the levels could be modulated by hsCRP. METHODS From a single com...

BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to investigate whether the analysis of magnesium (Mg), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) concentrations can be used as a non-invasive and convenient method for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). MATERIAL AND METHODS After polysomnography, venous blood was collected from 33 patients ...

C-Reactive Protein High levels of C-reactive protein have been associated with the risk of myocardial infarction, whereas the association with stroke remains controversial.1 The association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)and stroke was examined in the multiethnic, stroke-free, community-based cohort study in Northern Manhattan.2 hsCRP measurements were available for 2240 sub...