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Article: HEART ATTACKS' BIG GUN STUDY SAYS SIMMERING, PAINLESS INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY IS TWICE AS DANGEROUS AS CHOLESTEROL.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- November 14, 2002
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Byline: Daniel Q. Haney AP medical editor
BOSTON -- A landmark study offers the strongest evidence yet that simmering, painless inflammation deep within the body is the single most powerful trigger of heart attacks, worse even than high cholesterol.
The latest research is likely to encourage many doctors to make blood tests for inflammation part of standard physical exams for middle-aged people, especially those with other conditions that increase their risk of heart trouble.
The study, based on nearly 28,000 women, is by far the largest to look at inflammation's role, and it shows that those with high levels are twice as likely as those with ...