An inflamed arterial wall tips the balance toward a plaque rupture-the kind of event that can trigger a heart attack or ...
A simple blood test measuring C-reactive protein (CRP) can predict heart attack risk, even in seemingly healthy individuals. CRP detects inflammation in arteries, a key factor in heart disease, ...
Tests like electrocardiograms or a blood test for cholesterol offer good measures of heart health. But the American College ...
Ideally, every adult should do a full body checkup once a year. People with chronic conditions or a family history of certain ...
Swiss medtech company Bloom Diagnostics has announced the launch of the Bloom Inflammation Test, designed to test for the quantitative measurement and presence of the C-Reactive Protein (CRP) using ...
Myers GL, Rifai N, Tracy RP, et al. CDC/AHA Workshop on Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Application to Clinical and Public Health Practice: report from the laboratory science ...