Proteína C reactiva:de marcador inflamatorio a factor de riesgo cardiovascular.Importancia en pediatría
- Jesús Fleta Zaragozano
- Beatriz Fleta Asín
- Yanny Paola Delgado Peña
- Luis Moreno Aznar
- José Luis Olivares López
ISSN: 1696-358X
Any de publicació: 2007
Volum: 37
Número: 3
Pàgines: 67-75
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Boletín de la Sociedad de Pediatría de Aragón, La Rioja y Soria
Resum
The purpose of this review is to describe the atherosclerotic process, atherosclerotic plaque formation and cardiovascular riskfactors. C-reactive protein and its relation with non vascular diseases in adults and childhood diseases are also studied.At theend, some evidences about the association between C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease in adults and cardiovascu-lar risk factors in children and adolescents are provided.