Relationship of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to prognosis and other prognostic markers in outpatients with heart failure

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.044 Byline: Jonathan D. Windram (a), Puan H. Loh (a), Alan S. Rigby (a), Ian Hanning (b), Andrew L. Clark (a), John G.F. Cleland (a) Abstract: Inflammatory markers are increased in chronic heart failure (CHF), including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), but there is little information on its relationship to prognosis or other prognostic markers. We aimed to investigate the relationship between hsCRP and prognosis in patients with CHF and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). Author Affiliation: (a) Academic Cardiology Department, University of Hull, Hull Royal Infirmary Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, United Kingdom (b) Department of Biochemistry, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom Article History: Received 11 April 2006; Accepted 16 March 2007