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C-Reactive Protein and Lesion Morphology in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

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2003

Year

Toshihiko Sano, Atsushi Tanaka, Masashi Namba, Yoshiharu Nishibori, Yukio Nishida, Takahiko Kawarabayashi, Daiju Fukuda, Kenei Shimada, Junichi Yoshikawa
Circulation

Abstract

Elevated CRP may be related to the presence of ruptured plaque. Our results suggest that in the setting of AMI, elevated CRP levels may reflect the inflammatory activity of a ruptured plaque.

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