C-ReactiveProteinisanacutephaseproteinwithamolecularmassofapproximately114kDa.ItissynthesisedintheliverandismostcommonlyusedasaMarkerforinflamation.ElevatedCRPlevelsareseeninpatientswithcoronaryarterydisease;henceitisalsousedincardiologydiagnosticteststopredictandmonitorthisdisease.