Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2001 Dec;18(2):215-225. 10.12701/yujm.2001.18.2.215.

Change of Serum Levels of C-Reactive Protein After Coronary Angioplasty and Its Effects on Clinical Restenosis

• Park JS
• Hong GR
• Lee CH
• Shin DG
• Kim YJ
• Shim BS

• KMID: 1909955
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2001.18.2.215

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are many evidences that inflammation is an important determinant of the development of atherosclerosis and one of the systemic markers of inflammation, C-reactive protein(CRP), is associated with extent of coronary artery disease and risk of coronary events. We assessed the time response of CRP response after coronary angioplasty and it's influence on the clinical restenosis in angina patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Patients included 36 angina patients undergoing single vessel angioplasty. Levels of CRP were measured before and 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after angioplasty. Clinical restenosis was assessed at 6 months after procedure.
RESULTS
Baseline CRP level was 0.30+/-0.01 mg/dL in stable and 0.46+/-0.28 mg/dL in unstable angina patients(p<0.05). After angioplasty, CRP level was increased with peak at 24 hour and persisted to 72 hours after angioplasty. At 24 hour after angioplasty, the magnitude of CRP change was 0.32+/-0.31 mg/dL in stable and 0.79+/-0.73 mg/dL in unstable angina patient(p<0.05). The change of CRP level was not associated with troponin-T after angioplasty. In unstable angina patients, clinical restenosis was developed in 8% of patients with low baseline CRP levels and in 50% of those with high baseline CRP levels more than 0.6 mg/dL(p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
In unstable angina patients, inflammatory response is more increased than stable angina patients, and increased inflammatory response effects on the restenosis after coronary angioplasty.

Keyword

Angina; Angioplasty; C-reactive protein

MeSH Terms

Angina, Stable
Angina, Unstable
Angioplasty*
Atherosclerosis
C-Reactive Protein*
Coronary Artery Disease
Humans
Inflammation
Troponin T
C-Reactive Protein
Troponin T