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High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Not Independently Associated With Peripheral Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Mario Bo,
Laura Corsinovi,
Alessia Brescianini*,
Alessandro Sona,
Marco Astengo,
Ralucha Dumitrache,
Maria Federica Ferrio,
Larisa Pricop,
and
Gianfranco Fonte
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: alessia.brescianini{at}libero.it.
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Objective. This study investigated whether high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels are independently associated with subclinical peripheral atherosclerosis. Methods. Clinical variables, cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, 10-year CV risk, the ankle-brachial Index (ABI), and the carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) were determined in a sample of consecutive subjects free from previous CV disease, admitted for a first visit at a lipid clinic. Results. In the overall sample (320 subjects, mean age 63 years, 35.8% men), hs-CRP levels were associated with major CV risk factors, 10-year CV risk, lower ABI, and higher cIMT values. In a logistic model, after adjustment for significant covariates, the associations of hs-CRP levels with ABI and cIMT were no longer statistically significant. Conclusions. Among asymptomatic, moderate- to-high CV risk subjects, hs-CRP levels were associated with severity of peripheral atherosclerosis, but these associations were not independent of traditional CV risk factors, suggesting a limited predictive role of hs-CRP for subclinical atherosclerosis.
First published on October 7, 2008, doi:10.1177/0003319708322387
Angiology 2009;60:12.
A more recent version of this article appeared on February 1, 2009
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