CHD, Inflammation, and CRP
presented by
Peter Libby, MD
Approximately 45 minutes

The following program is a video/audio presentation with synchronized slides. Its intent is to show the APOLLO User how leading experts and APOLLO Steering Committee members would use the slides in their own presentations.

Narrated by Peter Libby, MD, a widely published expert on inflammation in vascular disease, these slides provide an overview of the clinical importance of markers of inflammation — notably, C-reactive protein (CRP). Dr. Libby explains how high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) can be used to identify apparently healthy patients who nevertheless are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Drawing on the landmark Women’s Health Study, he shows how hs-CRP adds to the predictive value of traditional risk factors, and how simple hs-CRP assays can be used to target lipid-lowering therapy more appropriately. He also provides an overview of a large study now in progress, JUPITER, that is expected to more clearly delineate the value of statin therapy in patients with average LDL-cholesterol levels but slightly elevated levels of hs-CRP.

Dr. Libby is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of cardiovascular medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, where his research focuses on vascular biology, particularly inflammation and atherogenesis. After receiving his MD from the University of California, San Diego, in 1973 he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.

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Each program of the APOLLO™ Faculty Video Series is supported with both a video clip and an audio clip synchronized to PowerPoint slides. You can choose to view the program in either of the two formats to best match your system’s capabilities.

To view/listen to the presentation with the synchronized slides, you will need to have RealOne Player loaded on your computer.

If you do not have this software, you can download the Free RealOne Player at
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With the RealOne Player, the presentation video/audio will play, and the slides will automatically advance. You can control the presentation with the Play/Pause button and also move ahead or back by using the slider. To quit the presentation, close the player by clicking on the “X” in the upper right hand corner of the player window.

Additional recommended system requirements:
-200 MHz processor or better
-32 MB or more of RAM
-RealOne Player
-100 kbps broadband Internet connection or better (for video presentation)
-56 kbps Internet connection (for audio presentation)
-16-bit sound card and speakers
-Screen resolution of 800 x 600 or higher
-Web browser: Internet Explorer 5 or higher
-Javascript must be turned on

For technical questions, please contact jdecina@francefoundation.com

100kbps Broadband connection required