Further, although serum ferritin is recognized as a proinflammatory biomarker that is frequently elevated in a variety of autoimmune disorders, the role it plays in AAV still needs to be elucidated.

According to a recent study, in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients, elevated high-sensitivity ...

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker commonly used to assess inflammation, may be associated with an increased risk for depression, new research suggests. Data from 2 general ...

However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein —which signals the presence of low-grade inflammation—is a better predictor of risk for ...

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 ...

In another recent American College of Rheumatology Reading Room commentary, I remarked on the excitement of novel peripheral blood markers of disease as a significant tool in our rheumatology arsenal.

Type 1 diabetes is now accepted to be a chronic immunoinflammatory disorder. Because it is a disease of inflammation—both of the innate and adaptive immune systems—it is perhaps not surprising that ...

Women with the highest levels of CRP were significantly more likely to develop preeclampsia than those with lower levels (relative risk, 2.2). When compared to those without periodontal disease and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...