The CRP test measures the amount of this protein in the blood. Let us explain which diseases the CRP test can detect and which diseases it can diagnose. What is a CRP test? When to get a CRP blood ...

An inflamed arterial wall tips the balance toward a plaque rupture-the kind of event that can trigger a heart attack or ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I’m worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test, but my doctor hasn’t ordered one. Should I ask him about the test? DEAR READER: ...

Many cardiologists are on the fence about whether to test patients routinely for C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for arterial inflammation. Proponents say CRP blood levels are at least as good at ...

Dear Doctor K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I'm worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test, but my doctor hasn't ordered one. Should I ask him about the test? Dear Reader: ...

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show that this protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus ...

A new three-pronged blood test can highlight people with a nearly tripled risk for heart attack, Wake Forest University ...

A new three-pronged blood test can show which people have a nearly tripled risk of heart attack. The test looks for two ...