Endothelial Function After ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With High Levels of High-Sensitivity CRP and Lp-PLA2: A Substudy of the RESPONSE Randomized Trial

The combination of high levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase-A2 (Lp-PLA2) was recently shown to correlate with increased cardiovascular risk. Endothelial dysfunction is also known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular events.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - January 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jasveen J. Kandhai-Ragunath, Bjorn de Wagenaar, Cees Doelman, Jan van Es, Harald T. J ørstad, Ron J.G. Peters, Carine J.M. Doggen, Clemens von Birgelen Source Type: research