A 55-year-old white male presents for cardiology consultation to discuss options for reducing his cardiovascular risk (Fig. 1). He has a family history of ischemic heart disease—his father underwent coronary bypass surgery at age 70—and no other cardiac risk factors. Fasting lab results, which were obtained by his primary care physician, show a normal lipid profi le, but his high sensitivity Cr...

Background: The objective was to find the role of maternal serum Creactive protein and Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibodies as predictors of preterm delivery. Methods: This prospective study was conducted in UISEMH, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur from September 2011 to September 2013. The present study comprised of a total of 100 cases, out of which 50 wer...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (Mets) is a risk factor for cardiovascular, chronic lung, liver and kidney diseases. Hypercalcaemia, hypomagnesaemia elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) produce various complications such as cardiac arrythmia, renal stones, atherosclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity etc. Some researchers suggested that hypercalcaemia, CRP occur in patients. Objectives: To measure s...

The classical cardiovascular risk factors explain only a part of the increased macrovascular disease in subjects with type 2 diabetes (1). Reduction of the elastic properties of the aorta is an early marker of atherosclerosis, and it is diagnosed early in the course of type 2 diabetes (2). The detrimental effects of the classical risk factors on aortic distensibility are well known. However, th...

Sepsis is the most common cause of neonatal mortality and is responsible for 30-50% of total neonatal deaths each year in developing countries. The objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of Creactive protein (CRP) in neonatal sepsis. Fifty nine consecutive patients with risk factors and clinical features suggestive of CRP sepsis were selected as per operational definiti...

Diabetes represent’s the most common cause of renal anemia. Among the reported risk factors for the increased prevalence of anemia in both types of diabetes is the inflammation. Creactive protein (CRP) was formerly regarded as solely a biomarker for inflammation, is currently regarded as a prominent partaker in endothelial dysfunction, as well as, in atherosclerosis. Besides the previously repo...