title: Comparison of C-reactive protein levels before and after coronary stenting and restenosis among patients treated with sirolimus-eluting versus bare metal stents.
abstract: We prospectively studied the inflammatory response to coronary stenting (calculated as the difference between the highest postprocedural C-reactive protein [CRP] and baseline CRP levels [DeltaCRP]) and restenosis in 301 patients who received a sirolimus-eluting stent (n = 149) or a bare stent (n = 152) in the setting of a randomized trial. Median values of DeltaCRP were 3.1 mg/L in the sirolimus-eluting stent group and 3.0 mg/L in the bare stent group (p = 0.71). In the sirolimus-eluting group, restenotic rates were 9.7% in the subgroup with DeltaCRP higher than the median and 11.5% in the subgroup with DeltaCRP no higher than the median (p = 0.37). In the bare stent group, restenotic rates were 28.6% in the subgroup with DeltaCRP higher than the median and 15.4% in the subgroup with DeltaCRP no higher than the median (p = 0.04).
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich, Germany. dibra@dhm.mhn.de <dibra@dhm.mhn.de>
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dibra
authors.forename: Gjin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ndrepepa
authors.forename: Julinda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mehilli
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dirschinger
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pache
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schühlen
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schömig
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kastrati
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D020123:Sirolimus