Is There Evidence That Baseline hsCRP Levels Predict Outcomes from Statin Therapy?
In a post-hoc analysis, Ridker et al. reviewed participants in the AFCAPS/TexCAPS study (Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study). They stratified participants according to their baseline LDLs or hsCRPs (A, any hsCRP; H, LDL or hsCRP higher than the median; L, LDL or hsCRP lower than the median) to determine if different baseline levels of hsCRP or LDL could predict variations in the benefit of a statin. The main results are outlined in Table 3.
