Background and Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the level of plasma high sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in preeclampsia and to compare hs-CRP levels between normal pregnant women, mild preeclamptic, and severe preeclamptic women. Materials and Methods: Serum hs-CRP levels were inv...

BACKGROUND The prognostic values of baseline, longitudinal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and its change over time on mortality in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) remain uncertain. METHODS We retrospectively studied 1228 consecutive CAPD patients from 2007 to 2012, and followed up through December 2014. Cox regression models were performed to...

BACKGROUND An increased concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) indicates risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Because the available data is limited, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2009-2010 to describe hs-CRP distribution and its relationship with established CVD risk factors. METHODS A population-based sample of adults aged 35 to 64 years (n = 14,046) was ...

AIMS The pleiotropic effects of statins on recurrent stroke remain unclear. We investigated the effects of pravastatin on high-sensitivity C-reactive proteins (Hs-CRP) in ischemic stroke, and explored the impact of Hs-CRP on recurrent stroke and vascular events. METHODS This randomized open-label trial was ancillary to the J-STARS trial. One thousand and ninety-five patients with non-cardioge...

AIM Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) by its anti-infammatory effects. However, the effect of exercise training programs on salivary concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with coronary artery disease has not been well studied. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of phase III cardiac reha...

PURPOSE High-sensitivity assays enabled the identification of C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) at levels that were previously undetectable. We aimed to determine if hs-CRP could reflect airway inflammation in children, by comparing hs-CRP with spirometry and impulse oscillometry (IOS) parameters and symptomatic severities. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 276 asthmatic children who visited Severan...

BACKGROUND Increased concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, are associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease. Because of its relationship to inflammation, hs-CRP has considerable biologic variation. This study was carried out to characterize CRP variation and to compare it to another risk factor, total serum cholesterol. ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the acute-phase proteins in inflammation and CRP serum concentrations are therefore of interest. Data for high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) with a low detection limit of approximately 0.04 mg/L have become available over the past decade and research has shown a link between high concentrations of hs-CRP and obesity as well as smoking. Expanded adipose tissue is in...

BACKGROUND Inflammation plays a major role in the development of atherosclerosis. We wanted to investigate the effects of exercise on high-sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein (CRP) in subjects who were suspected of having coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS Blood samples were obtained before, 5 minutes after, and 20 hours after an exercise test in 155 subjects who were suspected of CAD. Co...