BACKGROUND The incremental prognostic value of plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in relation to GRACE score has not been established in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with non-ST segment elevation. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that CRP measurements at admission increases the prognostic value of GRACE score in patients with ACS. METHODS A total of 290 subjects, conse...

BACKGROUND Cystatin C is a marker of kidney function that may also be associated with inflammation. In this study, we compared the relative strengths of association of cystatin C and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with inflammatory biomarkers. METHODS We measured serum cystatin C and creatinine in 990 outpatients with coronary artery disease enrolled in the Heart and Soul Study. ...

In 50 patients with non-infected total hip arthroplasties (THA), 233 C-reactive protein (CRP) values were obtained over a three-year period. Six of these 50 patients occasionally had CRP values of over 20 mg/l. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and CRP concentration were measured in 23 patients with deep infections of THA before revision. In 11 patients the infections were caused by coag...

background: c-reactive protein (crp) is an acute phase reactant and has been proved to be a significant predictor of future cardiovascular events. recent studies have demonstrated a correlation between periodontitis and elevated crp levels. however, comparison between the levels of crp in two main forms of periodontitis is ambiguous. this study aims at determining and comparing the relative lev...

OBJECTIVES C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are frequently used to determine disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but these levels may not reflect disease activity. We therefore investigated the influence of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CRP gene on CRP levels in AS patients. Additionally, the relation between CRP levels and BASDAI (Bath Ankylosin...

BACKGROUND Although the alterations of lipid profile in lung cancer have been documented, the prognostic value of serum HDL-C level and its correlation with inflammation in NSCLC remain unknown. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Levels of preoperative serum lipid concentrations (including HDL-C, LDL-C, TC, and TG) and the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein level (CRP) were retrospectively analyzed ...

The aim of the study was to find the correlation between CRP and chemerin in development of DN. We choose 90 type-2 diabetic patients between February 2010 and February 2013, who were then divided into DN group and healthy control group. The results of BP showed that there is no difference in SBP and DBP of patients in the three groups. HDL-C of patients in diabetic group and DN group is lower ...

BACKGROUND Given the role of chronic infections, autoimmunity, and inflammation in atherosclerosis, we studied the joint effect of chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, persistently elevated human heat-shock protein 60 (hHsp60) antibodies, and C-reactive protein (CRP) on coronary risk. METHODS AND RESULTS The participants for this prospective nested case-control study were obtained from the...

BACKGROUND Although C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts vascular risk, few data are available evaluating the relation between CRP and the Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score (FCRS). METHODS AND RESULTS CRP levels were compared with calculated 10-year FCRS in a cross-sectional survey of 1666 individuals free of cardiovascular disease. Among men and women not using hormone replacement th...

AIM to evaluate the association between serum levels of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein, on the first 3 postoperative days, and the appearance of postoperative intra-abdominal infection. METHOD Prospective observational study including 67 patients operated on for colo-rectal, gastric and pancreatic cancer. Serum levels of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein were analyzed before surgery ...