While cholesterol levels are commonly used to assess heart disease risk, research shows that another blood marker—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)—may offer even more powerful insight, ...

A panel of experts recommends limited use of a test that measures inflammation in the blood, a newly discovered cause and predictor of heart disease. The test, known as C-reactive protein, or CRP, ...

We have written before about which blood tests seniors should get and why routine testing changes outcomes. But what about ...

Chapel Hill, NC - A new study has shown associations among C-reactive protein (CRP) gene variants, plasma CRP levels, and cardiovascular risk in older adults, reigniting suggestions that CRP could ...

(The Conversation) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...

Cardiologists are using a blood test that’s been around for decades, in a new way, to predict heart problems. The measure of inflammation is now considered just as important as measuring cholesterol.

Adults with elevated levels of three biomarkers for heart disease—lipoprotein a (also called Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)—had nearly triple the risk of ...

Cardiologists are using a blood test that’s been around for decades, in a new way, to predict heart problems. Cardiologists are using a blood test that’s been around for decades, in a new way, to ...