Joint effects of C-reactive protein and other risk factors on acute coronary events

Elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is a predictor of coronary heart disease in population samples. We studied the contribution of the simultaneous presence (joint effects) of elevated CRP and the classic as well as some new risk factors on acute coronary events.With a nested case-control design and logistic regression analyses, we measured baseline and pre-event CRP levels in patients who had myocardial infarction or coronary death (cases)...