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CRP
noun[ U or C ]
medical specializeduk /ˌsiː.ɑːˈpiː/ us /ˌsiːˌɑːrˈpiː/
abbreviation for C-reactive protein: a type of protein in the blood that is produced by the liver as a reaction to inflammation (= swelling in the body):
CRP can rise with short-term infections unrelated to chronic inflammation.
A low CRP level is associated with a lower risk for heart attacks and strokes.
The patient's CRPs didn't change, suggesting that the level of disease activity was no worse.
High-sensitivity CRP testing is likely to become the standard for people similar to those in the study.
The question now is which patients should be given CRP blood tests?
As expected, patients with high CRP levels were at significantly higher risk of developing a heart attack.
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