Cambridge, UK - The largest study so far to evaluate CRP as a risk factor for heart disease suggests that that this marker may be not as good a predictor of future cardiac events as was previously ...

A new approach to a routine blood test could predict a person’s 30-year risk of heart disease, research published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine found. Doctors have long assessed ...

Dear Doctor K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I’m worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test. Should I ask my doctor about it? Dear Reader: The answer is controversial. For ...

They’re getting to the heart of the issue. Doctors say a simple “three-pronged” blood test can accurately predict a patient’s risk of heart attack and stroke 30 years ahead of time. At present, medics ...

Turns out statins are not just about the cholesterol count. It's also about a protein called C-reactive Protein or CRP. (Right, sport. The CRP in your blood.) It's a common protein in plasma, and it ...

Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos suggests two blood tests for early inflammation detection. These tests measure HS CRP and homocysteine levels. Elevated levels indicate heart attack, stroke, and cognitive ...

Standard cholesterol tests may not fully reveal heart attack risks. Many heart attacks occur with normal cholesterol. Doctor Vassily Eliopoulos suggests more comprehensive tests. These include ApoB, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there a possibility of having some type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it doesn’t show up clearly in the blood work? (My CRP level was 0.3, rheumatoid factor was 10, anti ...