title: Comparison of values of wide-range C-reactive protein to high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
abstract: This study compared the recently introduced cheaper and more accessible wide-range C-reactive protein (wr-CRP) with the commonly used high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients undergoing coronary angiography. One hundred fifty-two consecutive patients who were admitted to a tertiary medical center and underwent angiography were included in the study. Arterial blood was obtained for the 2 assays at the beginning of angiography. A highly significant correlation (r = 0.983, p <0.001) was found between the 2 methods. This correlation was observed in different clinical scenarios and in different ranges of CRP. In conclusion, the real-time, online, and low-cost wr-CRP assay is a reasonable alternative to the Behring Dade hs-CRP method in the setting of stable and unstable coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arbel
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Eros
authors.forename: Ori
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rogowski
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berliner
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keren
authors.forename: Yafa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vered
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein