Predictive value of C-reactive protein in patients with unstable angina pectoris undergoing coronary artery stent implantation.
This study was aimed at establishing the relation between baseline C-reactive protein levels and 12-month outcome in patients with unstable angina successfully treated with coronary artery stent implantation. Our results suggest that in patients with unstable angina and 1-vessel coronary disease successfully treated with coronary artery stent implantation, normal baseline serum levels of C-reactive protein identify a subgroup of patients at low risk of cardiac events during follow-up.
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Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. f.versaci@lycosmail.com
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D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents
D002097:C-Reactive Protein