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Ischaemic heart disease
C reactive protein predicts death but not restenosis 
There is a lot of information about the role of C reactive protein (CRP) in predicting death/myocardial infarction (MI) in patents at risk of ischaemic heart disease. Data on its role in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention is less clear. These studies of 1458 and 1152 patients suggested that CRP concentrations > 3 mg/dl and > 5 mg/dl, respectively, predicted death/MI as expected, but the occurrence of restenosis was not linked to CRP values. This confirms that the pathological process in a restenotic lesion is different to native atherosclerosis. Heart 2003;89:1279–1280
de Winter RJ, Koch KT, van Straalen JP, Heyde G, Bax M, Schotborgh CE, Mulder KJ, Snaders GT, Fischer J, Tijssen JGP, Piek JJ. C-reactive protein and coronary events following percutaneous coronary angioplasty. Am J Med 2003;115:85–90.[CrossRef][Medline]
Dibra A, Mehillie J, Braun S, Hadamitzky M, Baum
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