title: [The relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein level at admission and myocardial perfusion after primary percutaneous intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to investigate the relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level at admission and myocardial perfusion after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population consisted of 197 patients (154 men, mean age 60.94 +/- 11.62 years) who were admitted to our hospital with first acute myocardial infarction and underwent primary PCI in the infarct-related artery. Myocardial perfusion was evaluated by Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG). Patients were divided into two groups according to TMPG after PCI. Group 1 consisted of 39 patients with TMPG 0 - 1 and group 2 consisted of 158 patients with TMPG 2 - 3. Serum hs-CRP levels at admission were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  hs-CRP level at admission was significantly higher in group 1 than that in group 2 (P = 0.026).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher hs-CRP level at admission in patients with acute myocardial infarction is related to poorer myocardial perfusion post primary PCI.
authors.affiliation: Heart & Blood Vessel Centre, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing 100050, China. zhangyuchen1971@126.com
authors.forename: Yu-chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: San-qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein