Atherosclerosis
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 417-423 , October 2008

Elevated CRP levels are associated with increased carotid atherosclerosis independent of visceral obesity

  • Reza Alizadeh Dehnavi

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine & Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine & Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 71 5262085; fax: +31 71 5248140.
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  • Albert de Roos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Ton J. Rabelink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology & Einthoven Laboratory, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes van Pelt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Maarten J. Wensink

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine & Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes A. Romijn

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine & Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jouke T. Tamsma

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine & Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 22 August 2007 ,Revised 18 November 2007 ,Accepted 21 December 2007.

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PII: S0021-9150(08)00007-5

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.050

Atherosclerosis
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 417-423 , October 2008