Narrative Review: Assessment of C-Reactive Protein in Risk Prediction for Cardiovascular Disease

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Narrative Review: Assessment of C-Reactive Protein in Risk Prediction for Cardiovascular Disease

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Table. Comparison of Areas under Receiver-Operating Characteristic Curve for Models with Traditional Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors alone or with the Addition of C-Reactive Protein to the Model

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Figure. Multivariable relative risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), based on level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and level of absolute predicted 10-year Framingham coronary heart disease risk in the Women's Health Study. Data are from reference 38.