What does hs-CRP stand for?

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (test for heart disease risk)

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A second marker, High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), is predictive of future cardiovascular morbidity.

Lack of sleep puts women at higher disease risk than men

Olsen MH, Christensen MK, Hansen TW et al: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is only weakly related to cardiovascular damage after adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Serum high sensitivity C reactive protein and homocysteine levels in ...

Prognostic significance of the Centers for Disease Control/American Heart Association high-sensitivity C-reactive protein cut points for cardiovascular and other outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

No more heart attacks!

The Women's Cardiac Risk Screening Program includes the following-- * Blood pressure screening * Fasting lipid profile to assess cholesterol levels * Homocysteine level analysis * High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) analysis * Fasting glucose (blood sugar) test * Treadmill test with electrocardiology study * Ultrasound screening for vascular disease * Body fat analysis * Meeting with a board-certified cardiologist to review screening results and recommend a course of action, if needed.

Innovative program for women's heart disease

The high-sensitivity C-reactive protein test measures protein levels that increase with the amount of inflammation in coronary arteries.

Inflammation and heart disease. (Neighborhood Heart Watch)

In a study of 25 obese postmenopausal women, losing 32 pounds cut their high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) by 33 percent.

Lose weight, lose CRP. (Quick Studies)

Dade Behring was the first to offer the Acute Care(TM) high-sensitivity Troponin I (defined as less than 10% coefficient variant at the 99th percentile of a normal reference population) and an automated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) test to clinical laboratories.

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Dade Behring for Excellence in Customer ...

BACKGROUND: Increased levels of the inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein predict cardiovascular events.

Rosuvastatin to prevent vascular events in men and women with ...