Associations Between C-Reactive Protein, Obesity, Sex, and PCI Outcomes: The Fat of the Matter

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Dec 28;13(24):2893-2895. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.10.047.

Authors

Jaya Chandrasekhar¹, Sarah Zaman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health Clinical School and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Cardiology, GenesisCare, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Jaya.chandrasekhar@monash.edu.
² Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 33357527
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.10.047

No abstract available

Keywords: body mass index; high sensitivity C-reactive protein; inflammation; sex.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
C-Reactive Protein* / analysis
Humans
Inflammation
Obesity
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / adverse effects
Prognosis
Treatment Outcome

Substances

C-Reactive Protein