title: Different effect of percutaneous and surgical coronary revascularization on cardiac autonomic function and inflammation in patients with stable angina.
abstract: We assessed heart rate variability (HRV) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) serum levels in 77 patients with chronic stable angina (CSA), 47 of whom had obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and 30 normal or near-normal coronary arteries (NCA). The effect of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and bypass surgery (CABG) on HRV and CRP was assessed in 36 patients (18 PCI, 18 CABG) 6 months after the intervention. A significant inverse correlation was found between CRP levels and HRV variables in CAD patients (best r value=-0.31, p=0.036 for very low frequency amplitude), but not in NCA patients. At follow-up, however, no significant correlation was found between CRP and HRV in PCI and CABG treated patients. Thus, while confirming the presence of a relation between cardiac autonomic dysfunction and inflammation in CAD patients, our data show that the association is lost after revascularization procedures.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santangeli
authors.forename: Gregory Angelo
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sgueglia
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sestito
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lamendola
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Infusino
authors.forename: Giampaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Niccoli
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crea
authors.forename: Gaetano Antonio
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lanza
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein