Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Sep 2001
Comparative StudyC-Reactive protein as a risk factor for left ventricular thrombus in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) has been found to correlate with higher risk for cardiac events in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It has been suggested that CRP may be involved in initiation process of coagulation; however, the role of CRP level in the formation of left ventricular (LV) thrombus has not been studied. ⋯ These results suggest that CRP is a risk factor for LV thrombus in patients with AMI.