title: Clinical application of C-reactive protein for cardiovascular disease detection and prevention.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02215, USA. pridker@partners.org
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ridker
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003710:Demography; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein