Researchers at the Karolinska Institute found that a protein called CARD8 is somewhat connected to cardiovascular inflammation. In this podcast, let's have a brief look at CARD8 then have a deep discussion about inflammation and the sure things that drive it. 

• What causes cardiovascular inflammation?
• A brief look at CARD8 (Caspase activation and recruitment domain 8);
• What is cardiovascular inflammation?
• The inflammation tests - MACR, myeloperoxidase, Lp-PLA2, C-reactive protein.

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