title: Relation of C-reactive protein to restenosis after coronary stent implantation and to restenosis after coronary atherectomy.
abstract: To determine whether the inflammatory response is equally involved in the pathogenesis of restenosis after coronary stenting and directional coronary atherectomy, we assessed restenotic lesions with immunohistochemical methods. Levels of C-reactive protein and macrophages were greater in patients with in-stent restenosis than in those with restenosis after directional coronary atherectomy. This suggests that the inflammatory response is more involved in the pathogenesis of in-stent restenosis than in restenosis after directional coronary atherectomy.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Riichirou
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Kinta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: Takuroh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Tetsunori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Date
authors.forename: Yoshisato
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takenaga
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: Tanenao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein