Does baseline CRP level add to the predictive value of total and HDL cholesterol in determining risk of first myocardial infarction in apparently healthy men?
Baseline CRP level adds predictive value to traditional lipid parameters for determining the risk of first myocardial infarction in healthy men.
In prospective data from a large cohort of apparently healthy men, baseline CRP level added to the predictive value of lipid parameters in determining risk of first MI.
Ridker et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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