C-reactive protein levels in patients at cardiovascular risk: EURIKA study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with high cardiovascular risk, and might identify patients who could benefit from more carefully adapted risk factor management. We have assessed the prevalence of elevated CRP levels in patients with one or more traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods

Data were analysed from the European Study on Cardiovascular Risk Prevention and Management in Usual Daily Practice (EURIKA, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00882336), which included patients (aged ≥50 years) from 12 European countries with at least one traditional cardiovascular risk factor but no history of cardiovascular disease. Analysis was also carried out on the subset of patients without diabetes mellitus who were not receiving statin therapy

SUBMITTER: Halcox JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3943833 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature