Reports summarize C Reactive Protein study results from Frankfurt University

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Cardiovascular risk factors in idiopathic compared to risk-associated venous thromboembolism: A focus on fibrinogen, factor VIII, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).' "There have recently been reports of an increased incidence of arterial cardiovascular events in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to patients with risk-associated VTE. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether elevated clotting factors, which have been linked to chronic sub-clinical inflammation and arterial thromboembolic disease, have a higher prevalence in idiopathic VTE compared to secondary VTE," scientists in Germany...

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