Abstract: . . .  to be at high risk based on the conventional assessment, the CRP test also proved useful, Cushman said. Among women with a predicted rate . . .
. . .  Blood Test Predicts Increased Heart Attack Risk in Elderly 07-05-2005 . . .
. . .  protein (CRP) an inflammation marker found in blood can predict an increased risk of heart attack in elderly men and women independent . . .
. . .  University of Washington; Teri A. Manolio, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Heart , Lung and Blood Institute; Lewis H. Kuller, M.D., Dr.Ph., . . .
. . .  CRP levels actually had about a 31 percent chance of having a heart attack or dying of heart disease. If their CRP level was low, . . .
. . .  usefulness of CRP measurements in assessing cardiovascular disease risk, Cushman says. The study was funded by the National Heart , . . .
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