Population
100 patients who underwent coronary angiography and had >95% stenosis in any major coronary artery, mean age…
Design
Cross-sectional, Operators of the CRP analysis were unaware of the patients'…
Authors
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Higher CRP was associated with poorer collaterals in severe CAD; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Elevated levels of C-reactive protein are significantly and inversely associated with angiographically visible coronary collateral development in patients with severe coronary stenosis.
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