Predictive value of C-reactive protein after successful coronary-artery stenting in patients with stable angina.
Plasma levels of C-reactive protein were measured 72 hours after successful coronary artery stenting in 76 patients with stable angina pectoris. At 12-month follow-up, the cumulative event rate was higher in patients with abnormal levels of C-reactive protein than that observed in patients with normal C-reactive protein who were event free.
Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015607:Stents
D002097:C-Reactive Protein