1. A method for diagnosing a human subject, comprising: (i) obtaining a level of C-reactive protein (CRP) in a human subject who has been diagnosed and who is in a course of treatment with a statin to reduce the risk of a future cardiovascular event, (ii) comparing the level of CRP obtained in (i) to a predetermined value corresponding to a level of CRP in an apparently healthy control population, and (iii) changing therapy when the level of CRP obtained in (i) is above the predetermined value.