hsCRP test

High sensitive CRP test

About the parameter

C-reactive Protein (CRP) is the best known among the acute-phase proteins, a group of proteins whose concentration increases in blood as a response to inflammatory disorders.

A growing number of studies have examined that a more sensitive test, the so called hsCRP (high sensitive CRP), can predict recurrent cardiovascular disease, stroke and even death in different settings. High levels of hsCRP consistently predict recurrent coronary events in patients with unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Higher hsCRP levels also are associated with lower survival rates in these patients.

The EUROLyser hsCRP (high sensitive CRP) assay faciliates the determination of CRP levels with remarkable speed and precision.