Relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease.
Nadia Bouzidi, M. Ben Messaoud, Faouzi Maatouk, Habib Gamra, Salima Ferchichi
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Cytokines play a potential role in atherosclerosis pathogenesis and progression. We investigated the association between high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and severity of CAD. METHODS: CAD patients were stratified according to hsCRP cut-off value into high levels hsCRP group (≥ 8.4 mg/L) and low levels hsCRP group (< 8.4 mg/L). Severity of CAD was assessed according to artery stenosis degree and the number of vessel involved. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 23.0). RESULTS: < 0.001) could be a powerful predictor marker in evaluating the infarct size after myocardial infarction but not better than cTnI. CONCLUSIONS: HsCRP levels were not associated with the severity of CAD but could be useful in the evaluation of myocardial necrosis in patients with STEMI.