Endocrine Abstracts

Many prospective blood-based epidemiological studies have investigated various inflammatory markers as potential predictors and/or determinants of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the general population, such as plasma fibrinogen and C-reactive protein. The interpretation of these studies, has, however, generally been complicated by limited sample size, selective publication, and, most importantly, “confounding” by causative risk factors. Further clarification of th...