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Study Dismisses Protein's Role in Heart Disease

Posted July 01, 2009 8:12 AM

From NYT > Science:

A blood protein that only a short time ago was thought by some to be more important than cholesterol in heart disease now appears to be little more than a bystander. The substance, C-reactive protein, or CRP, a marker of inflammation in the body, is unquestionably associated with heart disease: the more CRP in a person's blood, the greater the likelihood of heart disease.

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