Increased C-reactive protein level after coronary stent implantation in patients with stable coronary artery disease

2003 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Almagor ◽  
Andre Keren ◽  
Shmuel Banai
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Stent Implantation ◽  
Protein Level ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Stent ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Coronary Stent Implantation ◽  
Artery Disease

Complement C3 and C-reactive protein levels in patients with stable coronary artery disease

2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (11) ◽  
pp. 1048-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramzi Ajjan ◽  
Timothy Futers ◽  
Jane Brown ◽  
Charlotte Cymbalista ◽  
May Boothby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Fasting Glucose ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Complement C3 ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Artery Disease

SummaryThe aim of this study was to determine whether complement C3 is an indicator of coronary artery disease (CAD). We measured plasma C3 and CRP levels in 278 patients undergoing coronary angiography for typical symptoms of CAD and 269 healthy age and sex matched controls. C3 levels were significantly higher in patients compared with controls (1.15 g/l and 0.92 g/l respectively; p<0.001). In the patient group, C3 levels correlated with BMI, fasting glucose, HbA1c, fibrinogen, CRP and HDL in both men and women. CRP levels were also higher in patients compared with controls (1.14 mg/l and 0.86 mg/l respectively; p=0.005) and correlated with markers of the metabolic syndrome. In a logistic regression model including C3, smoking, hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes, C3 was independently associated with CAD with an odds ratio of 3.20 for a 1 SD increase in C3 levels. In contrast, CRP was not independently associated with CAD in a similar regression analysis. In conclusion, both C3 and CRP plasma levels are elevated in patients with symptoms of CAD. However, C3 seems to be a better indicator of CAD than CRP in this study, suggesting that C3 could be an additional marker for risk stratification in atherosclerosis.

Mild depression versus C-reactive protein as a predictor of cardiovascular death: a three year follow-up of patients with stable coronary artery disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1407-1413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loukianos S. Rallidis ◽  
Christos Varounis ◽  
Vassilios Sourides ◽  
Athanasios Charalampopoulos ◽  
Christos Kotakos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Death ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Artery Disease
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