Article: New heart failure study findings have been reported by G. Engstrom and co-researchers.(Report)

"This study explored the relationships between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and incidence of heart failure hospitalizations. Men and women from the general population (n=4691), without history of myocardial infarction or stroke, were examined," scientists writing in the journal Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology report (see also Heart Failure).

"Incidence of hospitalizations attributable to heart failure was studied over a mean follow-up of 13 years. A total of 75 subjects were hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of heart failure. Adjusted for risk factors, the hazards ratios (95% CI) were 1.00, ... <1 mg/L) was 2.0 (95% CI: 1.06 to 3.9) after adjustments for risk factors. There was a significant interaction between IMT and CRP on heart failure incidence (P=0.028). with CRP>

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