Key result
Inflammatory biomarkers may improve cardiovascular risk stratification.
Why the study?
Traditional risk factors such as blood pressure, smoking, and cholesterol do not predict all cardiovascular events due to multifactorial causes and compounded risks.
Inflammatory markers such as CRP and IL-6 may serve as additional clinical markers to predict cardiovascular disease risk beyond traditional risk factors.
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May refine cardiovascular risk stratification; leaves open routine clinical use pending prospective validation.
Charles E. Rackley (2004) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Inflammatory mediators (C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, cell adhesion molecules, fibrinogen) was evaluated on Cardiovascular events. Inflammatory mediators such as C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, cell adhesion molecules, and fibrinogen may improve the identification of patients at risk for future cardiovascular events.
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