Relation of C-reactive protein to obesity, adipose tissue hormones and cardiovascular risk factors in men treated with early percutaneous intervention in course of acute myocardial infarction.
UNLABELLED: Adipose tissue appears to be a key regulator of CRP levels. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, predicts the occurrence of diabetes, the metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic diseases. Adipokines, the proteins produced by adipocytes are additional factors thought to be involved in the chronic, subcl.....