In this episode, Drs. Brittany Weber and Michael Garshick discuss “Pharmacologic Interventions to Lower 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.

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