Transcript: Profile: New study shows CRP test for heart disease may not be worth having

Transcript: Profile: New study shows CRP test ...
NPR Morning Edition;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 2004 Profile: New study shows CRP test for heart disease ... begun asking for a CRP test, but a study ... low. But the new study, which looked ... California says the new study ratifies what ... don't need a CRP test. That's what ...

Article: CRP TEST: WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?
The Boston Globe;  November 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... cardiovascular disease. So, should you ask your doctor about the CRP test? Yes. It's cheap (about $16). It's already on the ... testing is a potentially lucrative business. That said, the new study, which confirms a considerable body of previous work, is ...

Article: CRP test may help curb use of ...
Internal Medicine News;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... has shown that a C-reactive protein (CRP) test performed in the primary care setting ... Maastricht (the Netherlands) University. The CRP test can confirm the presence--but not the ... noted. To determine the effects of a CRP test (in addition to a standard history and ...

Article: ASK THE DOCTOR; CRP test not standard screening
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  March 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... clots. Recent studies suggest that a high CRP test may predict increased risk of heart disease ... all reduce CRP and cholesterol. The CRP test, though, has problems. First of all ... response to recent, frequent demand for the CRP test, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Article: Cholestech and AstraZeneca Team Up to Provide High Sensitivity ...
PR Newswire;  October 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) test for the Cholestech LDX(R) System to ... systemic marker of inflammation. The hs-CRP test is used to detect low-level increases ... CEO of Cholestech. The Cholestech hs-CRP test can be performed on the LDX point of care ...

Article: Should you get a CRP test to predict cardiac ...
Heart Advisor;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... heart disease. But two new studies clash on how useful the CRP test really is. Together, the research results put the burden ... recent study found that adding results from a high-sensitivity CRP test to information on established risk factors was helpful for ...

Article: Cholestech Begins Shipment of New High Sensitivity C-Reactive ...
PR Newswire;  September 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Cholestech LDX(R) hs-CRP diagnostic test. The new hs-CRP test offers fast, accurate detection of low grade inflammation ... protein (CRP) is a systemic marker of inflammation. The hs-CRP test is used to detect low level increases in CRP in apparently ...