Does high C-reactive protein concentration increase atherosclerosis? The Whitehall II Study.

Does high C-reactive protein concentration increase atherosclerosis? The Whitehall II Study.

<h4>Background</h4>C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, is associated with risk of coronary events and sub-clinical measures of atherosclerosis. Evidence in support of this link being causal would include an association robust to adjustments for confounders (multi...

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Main Authors: Mika Kivimäki, Debbie A Lawlor, George Davey Smith, Meena Kumari, Ann Donald, Annie Britton, Juan P Casas, Tina Shah, Eric Brunner, Nicholas J Timpson, Julian P J Halcox, Michelle A Miller, Steve E Humphries, John Deanfield, Michael G Marmot, Aroon D Hingorani
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0003013&type=printable
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