C-Reactive Protein as a Screening Test for Cardiovascular Risk in a Multiethnic Population

2004202 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sonia S. Anand · University of Toronto

Fahad Razak · University of Toronto

Qilong Yi · McMaster University

Bonnie Davis · University of Toronto

Ruby Jacobs · University of Toronto

Vlad Vuksan · University of Toronto

Eva Lonn · University of Toronto

Abstract

CRP varies substantially between people of different ethnic origin and is influenced by their differences in metabolic factors. Prospective validation of CRP as a risk predictor for cardiovascular disease among nonwhite ethnic groups is required.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Volume 24, Issue 8, pp. 1509-1515

DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000135845.95890.4e

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 11.21