Doron Aronson, MD

We prospectively studied the relationship between C-reactive protein, obtained within 12 to 24 hours of symptom onset, and long-term risk of death and heart failure in survivors of acute myocardial infarction. The risk of death and heart failure increased progressively with increasing quartiles of C-reactive protein. We found a graded positive relationship between C-reactive protein levels and post-discharge mortality and heart failure.