Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In statin-intolerant patients, inflammation risk contributed more to death and CV events than cholesterol risk.

New evidence released today from a study of 31,245 patients already taking statin therapy indicates that inflammation may be a more powerful predictor of risk of future cardiovascular events - such as ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects low-grade, chronic inflammation and is the most validated blood test for ...