Trajectory of C-Reactive Protein and Incident Heart Failure in Black Adults: The Jackson Heart Study.
Arsalan HamidWondwosen K YimerAdebamike A OshunbadeMuhammad Shahzeb KhanDaisuke KamimuraRodney K KipchumbaAmbarish PandeyDonald Clark IiiRobert J MentzErvin R FoxJarett D BerryR Brandon StaceyAmil M ShahAdolfo CorreaSalim S ViraniJaved ButlerMichael E HallPublished in: Circulation. Heart failure (2024)
While baseline hsCRP was not associated with incident HF, an increasing trajectory of hsCRP over time was associated with increased risk for incident HF (particularly HF with preserved ejection fraction). Temporal change in hsCRP may be an important marker of risk for incident HF with preserved ejection fraction in Black adults.