The C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test measures inflammation in the body. What does that have to do with heart disease? We now know that many heart attacks and strokes occur because cholesterol ...

Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos suggests two blood tests for early inflammation detection. These tests measure HS CRP and homocysteine levels. Elevated levels indicate heart attack, stroke, and cognitive ...

Doctors say a simple "three-pronged" blood test can accurately predict a patient's risk of heart attack and stroke 30 years ahead of time.

After years of research on the inflammatory hypothesis, some say it’s time to integrate the concept into daily practice.

A new approach to a routine blood test could predict a person’s 30-year risk of heart disease, research published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine found.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there a possibility of having some type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it doesn’t show up clearly in the blood work? (My CRP level was 0.3, rheumatoid factor was 10 ...

Lipoprotein(a) appears tied to the risk of major adverse cardiac events, MI, and peripheral artery disease in both primary and secondary prevention populations independent of baseline high-sensitivity ...