High Sensitivity C–Reactive Protein (hs-CRP)

• CRP is a protein produced by liver, when there is any inflammation in our body.
• High CRP can be caused by heart diseases, cancer, infection, inflammatory diseases like Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• No special preparation or injection are required.
• Therefore, CRP Test is done to:
  - monitor inflammatory diseases.
  - evaluate a person's risk of heart disease like heart attack.
• hs-CRP test can be easily done by testing blood sample.
• hs-CRP is a more important measure of heart attack or stroke risk than cholesterol.