March 30, 2004
View Full PaperClinical Usefulness of Very High and Very Low Levels of C-Reactive Protein Across the Full Range of Framingham Risk Scores
Structured PICO
Does the measurement of very high and very low levels of hsCRP provide useful prognostic information for cardiovascular risk across the full range of Framingham Risk Scores?
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Intervention
Measurement of very low (<0.5 mg/L) and very high (>10 mg/L) levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
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Outcome
Prognostic information on cardiovascular risk
hsCRP levels, including very low and very high extremes, are clinically useful for cardiovascular risk prediction across all Framingham Risk Scores.
Abstract
Both very low (10 mg/L) levels of hsCRP provide important prognostic information on cardiovascular risk. hsCRP is clinically useful for risk prediction across a full range of values and across a full range of FRS.