c-reactive protein

Episode 54 finishes off the whole issue of CRP measurement by looking at the evidence we have about what happens to patients when they take drugs that lower CRP - glitazones, COX-2s, fibrates, vitamin E, niacin, ezetimibe, and statins. Other than statins and maybe niacin, it doesn't look good - in contrast to Mike and James of course that is. Read more »

Episode 52 goes back in time to look in more detail at what we talked about in episode 30; the whole issue of CRP measurement. Mike and James start at the "large" issue of intra-subject variability, then focus on the "small" impact CRP has on absolute risk assessment, and briefly discuss how "accurate" risk assessments are in the first place. Read more »