Proteína C reactiva:de marcador inflamatorio a factor de riesgo cardiovascular.Importancia en pediatría

  1. Jesús Fleta Zaragozano
  2. Beatriz Fleta Asín
  3. Yanny Paola Delgado Peña
  4. Luis Moreno Aznar
  5. José Luis Olivares López
Revista:
Boletín de la Sociedad de Pediatría de Aragón, La Rioja y Soria

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.