International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 396-397, 10 July 2009

C-reactive protein in chronic heart failure: A new predictor of survival

  • Turgay Celik

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 312 3044268; fax: +90 312 3044250.
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  • Atila Iyisoy

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey
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  • Murat Celik

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey
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  • U. Cagdas Yuksel

      Affiliations

    • Sarikamis Army District Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Sarikamis, Turkey
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  • Ejder Kardesoglu

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kadikoy-Istanbul, Turkey

Received 4 October 2007; accepted 15 December 2007. published online 23 May 2008.

Abstract 

High CRP levels are associated with adverse outcomes in cardiovascular diseases. hsCRP levels increase with the severity of CHF in patients with diastolic HF as well as in systolic HF. This supports a potential role for CRP in immune activation not only in systolic but also in diastolic HF. The measurement of hsCRP levels thus has the potential to play an important role for risk assessment in patients with CHF.

Keywords: Heart failure, Prognosis, C-reactive protein

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00280-5

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.116

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 396-397, 10 July 2009

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