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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Paper discusses biomarkers in inflammatory process leading to atherothrombosis

Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, June 28th, 2005

A recent report focused on markers of inflammation and their clinical significance.

"Inflammation plays an important role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and the development of atherosclerotic events. Understanding the molecular basis of inflammation has led to the identification of markers that may also serve as new targets of therapy in the management of atherothrombotic disease," researchers in the United States report.

C. Ballantyne and colleagues of the Baylor College of Medicine continued, "Inflammatory markers, Such as C-reactive protein (CRP), have been shown to predict future cardiovascular events in individuals with and...

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