Increased plasma C-reactive protein in familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia: a proinflammatory condition?
Elevation of C-reactive protein values in familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia, in the absence of signs and symptoms of local or systemic inflammation or systemic or recurrent disease, may suggest an upregulation of proinflammatory mechanisms, which is further exacerbated by the presence of coronary atherosclerotic disease.
In our study, baseline risk factors and statin use, but not the type of closure, affect perioperative and long-term outcomes after CEA.