title: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in players on a major league baseball team.
abstract: We performed a high-sensitivity C-reactive protein test in major league baseball players. This test was of limited usefulness on preseason physical examination of 50 major league baseball players. The test is more likely to be of greater value performed on those whose 10-year risk of coronary heart disease is in the 10% to 20% range.
authors.affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory School of Medicine, Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Piedmont Hospital-Fuqua Heart Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. JCantwell@CardioGa.com
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cantwell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001484:Baseball; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013178:Sports Medicine
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D002097:C-Reactive Protein