Measuring hsCRP--an important part of a comprehensive risk profile or a clinically redundant practice?

PLoS Med. 2010 Feb 2;7(2):e1000196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000196.

Abstract

James McCormack and Michael Allan discuss issues and questions surrounding hsCRP measurements in patients.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / immunology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Fluorobenzenes / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Sulfonamides / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Unnecessary Procedures*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Fluorobenzenes
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfonamides
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • C-Reactive Protein