CRP Heart Test May Lead to Overuse of Statins Like Crestor

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The Jupiter Trial is based on increased levels of hsCRP which measures CRP levels in the range of 0.5 to 10mg/L unlike CRP which measures from 10 to 1000mg/L. The hs CRP levels have more specificity to cardiovascular inflammation than to other causes though this hasn't been definitely ascertained. The hsCRP level connection to the incidence of heart disease thus assumes more significance here and may warrant intervention with statins.

Dr Jawahar. 9:51AM November 12, 2008

As an expert in nonsurgical periodontal treatment, I can personally testify that this treatment,in conjunction with use of subantimicrobial dose doxycycline(20 mg. 2x/day)reduces CRP as well as or better than statins. When the drug is used alone, almost no side effects, the levels are reduced almost 50% and the treatment is much safer.
I am currently doing clinical research with a world famous interventional cardiologist, Marvin Slepian, who brought the artifical heart to marketplace(www.syncardia.com). We suspect that all enzyme levels elevated in heart attack patients are reduced by the nonsurgical treatment. We have written several papers which show how this care can reduce the dental risk of cardiac disease.
We anticipate that the dentist will be very helpful to the MD in reducing dental risk for cardiac disease and will be called upon in the future to assess periodontal status and treat this horrible disease. Studies now confirm the oral/body inflammatory connection and the time is now to evaluate and treat. Informed dentists will do this and we are actively involved in this educational process.

Dr. Neil Gottehrer of PA 11:01PM November 11, 2008