C-reactive Protein Level and Traditional Vascular Risk Factors in the Prediction of Carotid Stenosis

The relationships between serum C-reactive protein level and risk and progression of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis

“…Compared to 15 classic risk factors, only CRP was observed to be statistically elevated in both endpoints of the study, that is, presence of disease and severity of stenosis [14].…”

A prospective evaluation of C-reactive protein in the progression of carotid artery stenosis

“…The initial phase of this protocol was to evaluate CRP levels with baseline carotid artery stenosis, and these results have been previously reported. 12,13 This is the continuation of that protocol to further evaluate the association of CRP with progression of disease.…”

Inflammation in Peripheral Artery Disease

“…[73][74][75][76][77][78] The inflammatory infiltrate of carotid plaques was more pronounced in patients with than in those without cerebral ischemic symptoms. Furthermore, the extent of the systemic inflammatory status has been found to parallel the degree of carotid stenosis.…”