Comparison study finds C-reactive protein better predicts cardiovascular events than LDL cholesterol, indicating enhanced risk assessment.
These data suggest that the C-reactive protein level is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular events than the LDL cholesterol level and that it adds prognostic information to that conveyed by the Framingham risk score.
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