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CRP is not casual

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:47 am
by scottbushey

Re: CRP is not casual

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:13 pm
by godsilove
scottbushey wrote:http://www.theheart.org/article/1036519.do


CRP is a marker of inflammation, so even if it does not cause heart disease itself, it is still possible that upstream processes have a causal role. Statins reduce CRP through their anti-inflammatory effects; so the putative benefits probably arise directly from lower inflammation rather than lower CRP.