C-reactive protein, the metabolic syndrome, and risk of incident cardiovascular events: an 8-year follow-up of 14 719 initially healthy American women.

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Published in Circulation on January 28, 2003

Authors

Paul M Ridker1, Julie E Buring, Nancy R Cook, Nader Rifai

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass 02215, USA. pridker@partners.org

Associated clinical trials:

Women's Health Study (WHS): A Randomized Trial of Low-dose Aspirin and Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (WHS) | NCT00000479

Thrombotic, Inflammatory & Gene Markers of CVD in Women | NCT00006539

Evaluation of Endocrine and Metabolic Parameters in the New Diagnostic Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | NCT00784615

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