title: Comparison of C-reactive protein levels after coronary stenting with bare metal versus sirolimus-eluting stents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. hemadinamica@humv.es
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de la Torre-Hernandez
authors.forename: Fermin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sainz-Laso
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Burgos
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zueco
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D020123:Sirolimus