Inflammatory markers and extent and progression of early atherosclerosis: Meta-analysis of individual-participant-data from 20 prospective studies of the PROG-IMT collaboration

Conclusion Inflammation was independently associated with CCA-IMT cross-sectionally. The lack of clear associations with CCA-IMT progression may be explained by imprecision in its assessment within a limited time period. Our findings for ‘inflammatory load’ suggest important combined effects of the three inflammatory markers on early atherosclerosis.

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Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - January 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Willeit, P., Thompson, S. G., Agewall, S., Bergström, G., Bickel, H., Catapano, A. L., Chien, K.-L., de Groot, E., Empana, J.-P., Etgen, T., Franco, O. H., Iglseder, B., Johnsen, S. H., Kavousi, M., Lind, L., Liu, J., Mathiesen, E. B., Norata, G. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research