BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), a marker of inflammation, is associated with atherosclerosis, hypertensive target organ damage, and cardiovascular events. In the general Japanese population, the level of hsCRP is reported to be lower than that in Western countries, and the relationships among hsCRP, silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), and clinical stroke events ...

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is associated with chronic subclinical inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, could serve as a biomarker of endometriosis. We tested the hypothesis that a high sensitivity CRP assay (hsCRP) is more accurate than a classical CRP assay in the detection of subclinical inflammation in plasma of women with endometriosis. METHODS CRP levels were m...

OBJECTIVE to determine the association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (HsCRP) levels with a risk of mobility disability and decline in older adults with and without vascular disease. DESIGN prospective cohort. SETTING community-residing population. SUBJECTS six hundred and twenty-four adults age 70 and older (62% women) with gait and HsCRP assessments. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES inci...

BACKGROUND Elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population, but its role as a predictive marker in HIV-positive patients remains unclear. Aim of the study was to evaluate whether hsCRP or other biomarkers are independent predictors of CVD risk in HIV-infected patients. METHODS Retrospective, nested case-control ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE High sensitivity C-reaction protein (hsCRP) has been used as a significant predictive factor of cardiovascular events in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). However, existing reports in regards to the significance of hsCRP in predicting the progression of hepatic complications in NIDDM patients are too sparse to deliver clear results. This study...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has prognostic value in patients with chronic heart failure. METHODS Serum hsCRP levels were measured with high-sensitivity assay (IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems) in 128 patients with CHF and 25 healthy control subjects. Cardiac troponin T (TNT) was measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay on an Elecsys1010 aut...

AIM To determine risk parameters associated with high values of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in subjects with different glucose fasting levels. METHODS Anthropometric parameters, arterial pressure, glycemia, lipid profile, uric acid, and hsCRP were studied in a population of 513 individuals between 40 and 65 years. RESULTS In total, 349 (68.0%) were normoglycemic (NG); 113 (22....

OBJECTIVE Overweight and obesity are associated with increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels. The purpose of this study was to determine if weight loss diets differing in fat, protein, or carbohydrate composition differentially reduce hsCRP. DESIGN AND METHODS POUNDS (preventing overweight using novel dietary strategies) LOST was a 2-year trial of overweight and obese adu...

Background and Purpose—High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), a marker of inflammation, is associated with atherosclerosis, hypertensive target organ damage, and cardiovascular events. In the general Japanese population, the level of hsCRP is reported to be lower than that in Western countries, and the relationships among hsCRP, silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), and clinical stroke events ...