CRP and atherosclerosis: The insight that CRP and inflammation play a fundamental role in atherosclerosis and in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease may lead to novel therapies that target aspects of the inflammatory process smoldering within the atheroma.8 CRP reflects activation of the inflammatory process and plays a role in predicting first coronary events in combination with other risk profile factors.7,9,10 Moderately elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP > 2 mol/L) level is a systemic marker of inflammation and a documented risk factor for cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy individuals.