C-reactive protein predicts death in patients with previous premature myocardial infarction—A 10 year follow-up study

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, is associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). We measured CRP in a cohort of 247 patients (193 males and 54 females) who had had their first myocardial infarction (MI) at age < or = 55 (males) or < or = 60 (females). The cut-off values of the 25th, 50th and 75th centiles of CRP were 1.20, 2.37 and 4.20 mg/l. After 10 years, a total of 44 patients...