The prognostic value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in a multi-ethnic population after > 10  years of follow-up: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

CONCLUSIONS: The utility of hsCRP for ASCVD prediction was modest. On the other hand, hsCRP was associated with incident VTE in statin non-users, and all-cause mortality and HF in statin users. In the latter, hsCRP improved the prediction of incident HF events. This finding should be replicated in larger cohorts.
PMID: 29776564 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Atherosclerosis - May 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cainzos-Achirica M, Miedema MD, McEvoy JW, Cushman M, Dardari Z, Greenland P, Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Al-Mallah MH, Yeboah J, Blumenthal RS, Comin-Colet J, Blaha MJ Tags: Int J Cardiol Source Type: research