In this episode, Drs. Brittany Weber and Paul Ridker discuss “The What, Who, When, and Why of hs-CRP.” This podcast is part of the Inflammation in Cardiovascular Health: Raising Awareness of the Increasing Role of hs-CRP grant initiative. 

Educational support for this initiative is provided by Novo Nordisk. Click here to learn more: https://learn.acc.org/Page/learnHSCRP  

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