Comparison of C-reactive protein levels after coronary stenting with bare metal versus sirolimus-eluting stents.
We evaluated C-reactive protein increases after implantation of bare metal stents in 200 patients and sirolimus-eluting stents in 100 patients. The magnitude of change in C-reactive protein was comparable between groups. Clinical follow-up showed a relation between the postprocedural C-reactive protein increase and outcome that was significant in the bare metal stent group, which accounted for the most of events, but not in the sirolimus-eluting stent group.
de la Torre-Hernandez
Jose M
JM
Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. hemadinamica@humv.es
Sainz-Laso
Fermin
F
Burgos
Virginia
V
Perez
Teresa
T
Figueroa
Alvaro
A
Zueco
Javier
J
Colman
Thierry
T
D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate
D008670:Metals; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D020123:Sirolimus