Relationship of Circulating Biomarkers of Inflammation and Hemostasis with Preclinical Atherosclerotic Burden in Nonsmoking Hypercholesterolemic Men

These results confirm that among several hemostasis and inflammation mediators, only sP-selectin blood level was associated with preclinical atherosclerosis. It might confer to sP-selectin measurement a clinical usefulness for detecting and managing high cardiovascular risk in primary prevention.