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CRP rises in acute myocardial infarction, correlating positively with infarct size in the absence of
thrombolytic treatment. The CRP response is lower in patients with an open infarct-related coronary
artery than in patients with a fully occluded infarctrelated coronary artery. Serum CRP concentration
averages 160 mg/l in extensive infarction and 40 mg/l in limited infarction. CRP is also an independent
predictor of survival after ischaemic stroke. Survival has been found to be significantly worse in
patients with CRP exceeding approx. 10 mg/l than in those with CRP less than 10 mg/l.
Mild elevation in serum CRP has recently been shown to predict atherosclerotic diseases. See section on
ultrasensitive CRP below.
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