Health and Fitness Information CenterC-Reactive Protein, Part 1
As the war against the leading cause of death for Americans, heart disease,
goes on, new tools are being developed to recognize high risk
individuals.The symptoms of coronary heart disease --chest pain, shortness
of breath, and an abnormal pulse --are difficult to diagnose as they vary
from patient to patient. Also, these are symptoms that can point to a
variety of other medical conditions.
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The good news is that a variety of simple diagnostic methods may identify coronary heart disease before it becomes life threatening. Recently doctors have found that the presence of a substance called C-Reactive Protein in the blood indicates that blood vessels are inflamed. The body releases C-Reactive protein into the bloodstream when blood vessels leading to the heart are damaged. What we know about C-Reactive Protein and Heart
Disease: C-Reactive protein testing may improve doctors' ability to predict heart disease risk. The higher the concentration of C-Reactive protein, the more likely the chances to have a heart attack or stroke. The protein's level indicates the degree of inflammation occurring in the lining of the arteries. C-Reactive protein levels predict coronary events even among otherwise low-risk patients. |
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C-Reactive protein is a substance found in the liver when arteries are inflamed.
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Half of all heart attack victims have
normal cholesterol levels and normal blood pressure levels.