C-Reactive Protein and Lesion Morphology in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

2003147 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Toshihiko Sano · Baba Memorial Hospital

Atsushi Tanaka · Baba Memorial Hospital

Masashi Namba · Baba Memorial Hospital

Yoshiharu Nishibori · Baba Memorial Hospital

Yukio Nishida · Baba Memorial Hospital

Takahiko Kawarabayashi · Baba Memorial Hospital

Daiju Fukuda ·

Abstract

Elevated CRP may be related to the presence of ruptured plaque. Our results suggest that in the setting of AMI, elevated CRP levels may reflect the inflammatory activity of a ruptured plaque.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 108, Issue 3, pp. 282-285

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000079173.84669.4f

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