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Transcript: Profile: New study shows CRP test for heart disease may not be worth having
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- April 1, 2004
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BOB EDWARDS
Morning Edition (NPR)
04-01-2004
Profile: New study shows CRP test for heart disease may not be worth having
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
BOB EDWARDS, host:
Americans have been hearing a lot lately about a new test for heart disease. It's called CRP, which stands for C-reactive protein. Many doctors say patients have begun asking for a CRP test, but a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine may dampen enthusiasm for the blood test. NPR's Richard Knox reports.
RICHARD KNOX reporting:
The problem is this: Half of all people who have heart attacks don't have high cholesterol. Add up all the recognized cardiac risk factors and they still don't identify ...
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