From the Cardiovascular Unit, Dr. Shariati Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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C-reactive protein (CRP) response was studied in 44 patients with acute
angina pectoris admitted to the coronary care unit. 71 % of patients with
acute myocardial infarction (MI)had positive CRP test while 73% of patients
presumed to have unstable angina pectoris had negative CRP test. This test
can be helpful in differentiating between acute MI and unstable angina
pectoris.