CRP and coronary artery disorder: In the ‘Fragmin during Instability in Coronary Artery Disease’ (FRISC) trial, which included almost 1000 patients with unstable coronary artery disease, the CRP levels were strongly associated with long-term risk of death from cardiac causes, independently of other established risk factors (i.e., hypertension, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidemia) [14].