Mariam Mustafa Farooqi, Shahida Amjad, Riaz Shah.
Association of highly sensitive C - reactive protein levels with severity of coronary artery disease.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;5(4):631-3.

Coronary artery disease is a major component of cardiovascular disease and the main cause of death in developing countries1. The disease is characterized by a long asymptomatic period of atherogenesis, resulting in plaque growth, and a symptomatic period of anginal complaints or a clinical coronary event2. In the present study, highly sensitive C - reactive protein (Hs-CRP) levels were determined in the patients of coronary artery disease having single, double and triple vessel disease and the values were compared with the disease severity. A moderate association was found with the p value of less than 0.001.It is suggested that and Hs-CRP should be done in all patients with significant atherothrombotic disease. These tests are relatively cheap and detect the predispositions to future incidents like acute MI (myocardial infarction) in patients of coronary artery disease.

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