[HTML][HTML] Circulating inflammatory markers and risks of cardiovascular and non‐cardiovascular disease

GDO Lowe - Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis, 2005 - Elsevier
There is current interest in the associations of circulating inflammatory markers (C‐reactive
protein, fibrinogen, white cell count, albumin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, the factor VIII:
von Willebrand factor complex, the tissue plasminogen activator: plasminogen activator
inhibitor type 1 complex, fibrin D‐dimer) not only with prognosis in acute coronary
syndromes and acute stroke, but also in prediction of cardiovascular events in the general
population. Recent meta‐analyses of long‐term prospective studies have established their …