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C-reactive protein is an independent predictor for carotid artery intima-media thickness progression in asymptomatic younger adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study)

BACKGROUND: Conflicting information exists regarding the association between hsCRP and the progression of early stages of atherosclerosis. The purpose of the study was to investigate the association of high sensitiviy c-reactive protein (hsCRP) along with major cardiovascular (CV) risk factors on ea...

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Autores principales: Toprak, Ahmet, Kandavar, Ramprasad, Toprak, Demet, Chen, Wei, Srinivasan, Sathanur, Xu, Ji Hua, Anwar, Asif, Berenson, Gerald S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3264529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22208681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-11-78