Background and purpose: The relationship of high- sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and infarction numbers with the prognosis of stroke is uncertain.

We determined seated blood pressure, insulin, glucose, and high- sensitive C-reactive protein in the morning, and insulin sensitivity by euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp the next day.

To test our hypothesis, we evaluated cardiac sympathetic activity and serum levels of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) before and after CRT.

The negative correlation was found between changes in high- sensitive C-reactive protein and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and changes in CFR at 8 months.