Are markers of inflammation more strongly associated with risk for fatal than for nonfatal vascular events?

BACKGROUND: Circulating inflammatory markers may more strongly relate to risk of fatal versus nonfatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, but robust prospective evidence is lacking. We tested whether interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen more strongly associate with fatal co...

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Main Authors: Naveed Sattar, Heather M Murray, Paul Welsh, Gerard J Blauw, Brendan M Buckley, Stuart Cobbe, Anton J M de Craen, Gordon D Lowe, J Wouter Jukema, Peter W Macfarlane, Michael B Murphy, David J Stott, Rudi G J Westendorp, James Shepherd, Ian Ford, Chris J Packard, Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2694359?pdf=render