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Many studies in
other countries have confirmed these data. Data from the Augsburg cohort of Monitoring
Trends and Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA), a large-scale European study,
again demonstrated that as levels of CRP increased from low-normal to high-normal, so too
did the age-adjusted risk of developing CHD. Reference:
Koenig W, Sund M, Frohlich M, Fischer HG, Lowel H, Doring A, Hutchinson WL, Pepys MB.
C-reactive protein, a sensitive marker of inflammation, predicts future risk of coronary
heart disease in initially healthy middle-aged men: results from the MONICA (Monitoring
Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) Augsburg Cohort Study, 1984 to 1992.
Circulation 1999;99:237-242.
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