High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Increases the Risk of Carotid Plaque Instability in Male Dyslipidemic Patients.

Scimeca Manuel Manuela MontanaroMarina CardelliniRita BonfiglioLucia AnemonaNicoletta UrbanoElena BonannoRossella MenghiniViviana CasagrandeEugenio MartelliFrancesca Servadei Erica GiacobbiArnaldo IppolitiRoberto BeiVittorio ManzariMassimo FedericiOrazio SchillaciAlessandro Mauriello

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

These data strongly suggest a biological relationship between the hs-CRP values and the alteration of lipidic metabolism mostly in male patients affected by carotid atherosclerosis. The measurement of hs-CRP might be useful as a potential screening tool in the prevention of atheroscletotic disease.

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