Is C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Specifically Related To Cardiovascular Disease?
Because C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels increase in response to a variety of stimuli in the form of major trauma or infection, there has been some concern about whether hs-CRP levels are truly related to the risk of heart disease specifically. However several studies have now shown that measurement of high-sensitivity CRP in stable individuals is in fact highly predictive of cardiovascular events. Therefore chronically elevated CRP levels do indicate an increased risk of heart disease as well as the increased rate of atherosclerosis seen in diabetic patients.
