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C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease
I believe that Dr. Paul Ridker and his colleagues and Dr. Steve Nissen and his colleagues have provided very persuasive clinical evidence that reducing CRP is additive to the beneficial result of reducing LDL levels. The most recent contribution of Dr. Ridker et al is the JUPITER trial that once again shows that reducing both LDL and CRP substantially lowers cardiovascular death, frequency of recurrent MI, and the need to further revascularization and men and women. I want to reduce both elevated LDL and CRP levels in patients with coronary heart disease.
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