An FDA panel ruled yesterday that the cholesterol pill Crestor can prevent heart attack, stroke, and death even among people with healthy cholesterol levels, since it also lowers levels of C-reactive ...

Effect of statin therapy on C-reactive protein levels: the pravastatin inflammation/CRP evaluation (PRINCE): a randomized trial and cohort study. JAMA 2001;286:64-70. Crossref. PubMed.

So is it time to get your CRP measured and possibly take a statin if that level is high, even if your LDL isn't? Probably not. Here's why. Modest benefits, real risks.

The study, called Jupiter, gave either AstraZeneca's Crestor or placebo to 18,000 patients who received bad scores on a little-known blood test for C-reactive protein (CRP) that is thought to ...

Statins lower the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and C-reactive protein (CRP). Whether this latter property affects clinical outcomes is unknown.We evaluated relationships betw ...

A number of investigators have explored the potential mechanisms of benefit behind the clinical efficacy of the statins. The early angiographic data showed that statin treatment was associated ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) ... A 2022 meta-analysis of randomized control trial research on statins showed that statins can ...

JUPITER has changed my thinking about the high-sensitivity CRP test and about when to prescribe statins. Like many cardiologists across the country, I am now recommending the test more often.

But researchers still don't know whether this CRP-reduction contributes to the clinical benefit of statin therapy. (American College of Cardiology 50th Annual Scientific Session.) News & Perspective ...

Statin therapy was associated lower CRP levels in psoriatic arthritis treated with statins, possibly indicating decreased systemic inflammation. CHICAGO — Statin therapy may lower C-reactive ...

A C-reactive protein test helps you find out if you have heart disease. ... But if your cholesterol level is normal or low, a statin may not be the answer for your high CRP level.