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The impact of statin therapy on CRP was evaluated in these data from the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) trial, in which CRP levels were found to predict recurrent coronary events in patients who had a prior history of myocardial infarction. 

Reference:
Ridker PM, Rifai N, Pfeffer MA, Sacks FM, Moye LA, Goldman S, Flaker GC, Braunwald E, for the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) Investigators. Inflammation, pravastatin, and the risk of coronary events after myocardial infarction in patients with average cholesterol levels. Circulation 1998;98:839-844.
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