title: [C-reactive protein in circulatory diseases].
abstract: C-reactive protein is the widely used marker in a clinical practice but also a mediator of the inflammatory process. In the introduction the authors describe the structure and function of the C-reactive protein in relation with inflammatory response to different morbidity stimulations. After this, there have been seen the oscillations of C-reactive protein plasma level of healthy people and in inflammatory, neoplastic and immunological diseases with an explanation of the clinical utilities. The current knowledge about presence of C-reactive protein in a different type of circulatory diseases, in heart failure and arrhythmia has been discussed. The importance of the role of C-reactive protein, especially high-sensivity C-reactive protein, in the prediction of circulatory diseases of the healthy members of the population and the prognostic value of C-reactive protein has been underlined.
authors.affiliation: Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny, Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy we Wrocławiu, Oddzial Kardiologii z Pododdziatem Intensywnego Nadzoru Kardiologicznego. gosia.nowak-surmacewicz@wp.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewczuk
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein