CRP and kidney disorder: The laboratory findings were as follows: troponin Ic, 18 ng/ml; normal liver function tests; glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) method at 85 ml/1.73 m2 body surface area (BSA) per minute; hemoglobin, 13.5 g/dl; platelets count, 500,000/mm3; plasmatic fibrinogen level, 2.49 g/l before TT and 5.89 g/l 12 hours after; white blood cells count (WBC), 15,000 mm3; and C-reactive protein (CRP), 72 mg/l.