HSCRP

As a Result of the Jupiter Trial, 65 Percent of Surveyed MCO Pharmacy Directors Will Reimburse Crestor for Patients with Elevated hsCRP

Percentage of Clinicians Performing hsCRP Testing Will Increase Dramatically Over the Next Six Months, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and he...

Siemens Showcases Innovative Products and Educational Offerings

... aid in the diagnosis of antithrombin deficiency and other coagulation disorders; Hemoglobin A1c to monitor patients with diabetes; CardioPhase ((R)) hscrp for cardiac risk assessment; Cystatin C for identifying kidney dysfunction; Berichrom Heparin calibrators and controls used with tests that monitor he...

PATHFAST(R) Rapid Whole Blood Immunoassay Analyzer from Polymedco

...se six results in 17 minutes. The PATHFAST analyzer, NTproBNP, D-Dimer and hscrp assays have recently been 510(k) cleared by the FDA. Polymedco expects to ...results from 15-30,000 pg/mL, D-Dimer results from 0.005 - 5 ug/mL FEU, and hscrp results from 0.05 - 30 mg/L. Polymedco, Inc. is a leading manufacturin...

Video: CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Blood Clots in the Veins

...of patients had at least one other risk factor including hypertension, low HDL-C, family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) or smoking. hscrp is a recognized marker of inflammation which is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events. JUPITER is a part o...

Siemens Highlights Cardiology Excellence from Prevention to Follow-up at ACC 2009

...pany was the first in the industry to introduce an hscrp test cleared by the FDA with the cardiac-specific ...systems, Siemens extends use of a cardiac-specific hscrp test across six leading-brand instrument platforms. Siemens' cardiac-specific hscrp test is now available across multiple platforms in...

Siemens Highlights Cardiac-Specific C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) Test at ACC 2009

... hscrp test used in JUPITER trial extended across portfol... the first company in the industry to introduce an hscrp test cleared by the FDA with the cardiac-specific ...systems, Siemens extends use of a cardiac-specific hscrp test across six leading-brand instrument platforms...

CRESTOR Cuts Risk of Stroke by Nearly Half in JUPITER Study

...of patients had at least one other risk factor including hypertension, low HDL-C, family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) or smoking. hscrp is a recognized marker of inflammation which is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events. JUPITER is a part of...

Analyst Available to Comment on New JUPITER Study That Shows AstraZeneca's Crestor Significantly Reduces CV Risk

...hanges to Crestor's label, treatment guidelines and MCO reimbursement status, and how these changes will impact Crestor's revenue The place of hscrp testing in routine clinical practice Crestor-specific effects vs. statin class effects To speak with Dr. Green, plea...

Statin Reduces Heart Attack, Stroke Rates in Patients With Normal Cholesterol but Elevated C-Reactive Protein

...with LDL ("bad" cholesterol) levels <130 mg/dL and hscrp greater than or equal to 2 mg/L. They could have o...cluded had either LDL levels that were too high or hscrp levels that were too low. Overall, compared to p...dy did not provide details as to how patients with hscrp levels >10mg/L were handled. The 2003 consensus st...

Kidney Patients More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death

...e associated with malnutrition, while the proteins hscrp and IL-6 are markers of widespread blood vessel an...flammation. Patients with high levels of either hscrp or IL-6 were twice as likely to experience sudden ... albumin levels. Patients with both high levels of hscrp and low levels of albumin were four times more lik...

HSCRP in Medical Technology

CRESTOR(R) Reduced CV Risk in Patients Achieving Low LDL and hsCRP Targets in New JUPITER Analysis

ORLANDO, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Results from a new sub- analysis of the JUPITER study show that patients with low to normal cholesterol levels and elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) who attained a dual treatment target of LDL-C <70mg/dL and hsCRP <2mg/...

CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Blood Clots in the Veins

...of patients had at least one other risk factor including hypertension, low HDL-C, family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) or smoking. hscrp is a recognized marker of inflammation which is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events. JUPITER is a part o...

New Analysis Estimates Numbers of Older U.S. Adults Who May Benefit From Statin Therapy

...hsCRP, an inflammatory marker. Elevated levels of hscrp have been associated with the development of coron...rapy under the strictest JUPITER trial criteria -- hscrp at or above 2 milligrams per liter (mg/L) and low-...panded, but still plausible, treatment criteria of hscrp at or above 2 mg/L and LDL cholesterol between 130...

CRESTOR Demonstrates Dramatic CV Risk Reduction in a Large Statin Outcomes Study

...ramatic 44% compared to placebo (p<0.001) among men and women with elevated hscrp but low to normal cholesterol levels. Results also showed that for patien...isk of heart attack and stroke in a population of patients who had elevated hscrp but low to normal cholesterol levels," said Howard Hutchinson, Chief Medica...

Dade Behrings (hsCRP) Tests and BNTM Series Analyzers

...diovascular event relative to the general population, and provides this data in an easy-to-read format. Test requirements: Dade Behringers hscrp test requires 1 mL of blood or plasma serum (minimum of 0.5 mL) at room temperature when it is run. The sample can be refrigerated (for up to one week...

HSCRP in Medical Products

Afinion AS100 Analyzer

Description:... The HbA1c test was launched in December 2004, and the CRP test in May 2005. Assays scheduled for 2005-2006: ACR (albumin:creatinine ratio), PT-INR, hscrp and Homocysteine....
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