Association Between Smoking and Serum GlycA and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).
AUTHORS
Kianoush
S ,
Bittencourt
M ,
Lotufo
P ,
Bensenor
I ,
Jones
SR ,
DeFilippis
AP ,
Toth
P ,
Otvos
JD ,
Tibuakuu
M ,
Hall
ME ,
Harada
PHN ,
Blaha
MJ ,
. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017 8 23; 6(8).
- PMID: 28838917 [PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC5586473.
ABSTRACT
Inflammation is suggested to be a central feature of atherosclerosis, particularly among smokers. We studied whether inflammatory biomarkers GlycA and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein are associated with cigarette smoking.
Inflammation is suggested to be a central feature of atherosclerosis, particularly among smokers. We studied whether inflammatory biomarkers GlycA and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein are associated with cigarette smoking.
Tags: Alumni Publications 2017