title: Beyond C-reactive protein; new evidence for another inflammatory biomarker predicting cardiovascular disease risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada 920-0293, Japan. kajinami@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kajinami
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawai
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood*; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A / Q000378:metabolism; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A