Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is characterized by early repolarization of the myocardium originating from Purkinje fibers. PVC may occur in individuals who are otherwise healthy. However, it may be associated with some pathological conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a biomarker of inflammation predicting the incidence of different health pathologies. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between hematological and demographic factors with hs-CRP levels using decision tree (DT) and linear regression (LR) modeling. This study was conducted on a population of 9704 males and females aged 35 to 65 years recruited from the Mashhad Stroke and Heart Atherosclerotic Disorder (MASHAD) cohort study.
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