People at 'intermediate risk' of heart disease with elevated hsCRP benefit from statin therapy

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 06:28 in Health & Medicine

Women and men with a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk of 5 percent or more and normal cholesterol levels but high levels of hsCRP, a protein associated with inflammation, could reduce their risk substantially with statin therapy, according to new research...

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