An inflamed arterial wall tips the balance toward a plaque rupture-the kind of event that can trigger a heart attack or ...

A new three-pronged blood test can highlight people with a nearly tripled risk for heart attack, Wake Forest University ...

A combined analysis of blood tests to measure three biomarkers linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease—lipoprotein a ...

Dear Doctor K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I’m worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test. Should I ask my doctor about it? Dear Reader: The answer is controversial. For ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I'm worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test, but my doctor hasn't ordered one. Should I ask him about the test? DEAR READER: ...

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show that this protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus ...

A local cardiologist says the use of a relatively new blood test can help prevent heart disease, stroke and premature death. Dr. Sanjeev Puri of Cardiovascular Medicine, and a cardiologist at Trinity ...

A new three-pronged blood test can show which people have a nearly tripled risk of heart attack. The test looks for two ...