title: C-reactive protein in chronic heart failure: a new predictor of survival.
abstract: High CRP levels are associated with adverse outcomes in cardiovascular diseases. hsCRP levels increase with the severity of CHF in patients with diastolic HF as well as in systolic HF. This supports a potential role for CRP in immune activation not only in systolic but also in diastolic HF. The measurement of hsCRP levels thus has the potential to play an important role for risk assessment in patients with CHF.
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyisoy
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: U Cagdas
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Yuksel
authors.forename: Ejder
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kardesoglu
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein