Predictive value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with percutaneos coronary intervention

ORTOLANI, PAOLO
MARZOCCHI, ANTONIO
C. Marrozzini
T. Palmerini
SAIA, FRANCESCO
TAGLIERI, NEVIO
BALDAZZI, FEDERICA
S. Silenzi
BACCHI REGGIANI, MARIA LETIZIA
P. Guastaroba
R. Grilli
BRANZI, ANGELO

Publication date

January 2008

DOI

Abstract

Aims To evaluate the predictive value of high sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein levels on long-term survival in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary PCI. Methods and results We conducted a retrospective analysis of 758 STEMI patients (from January 2003 to December 2005), with STEMI onset <12 h and hs-C-reactive protein determination on admission. Patients were classified into four groups [I (hs-C-reactive protein < 0.48 mg/dL), II (hs-C-reactive protein ≥ 0.48 to <1.2 mg/dL), III (hs-C-reactive protein ≥ 1.2 to <3.1 mg/dL), IV (hs-C-reactive protein ≥ 3.1 mg/dL)] according to quartiles of hs-C-reactive protein serum level. The IV quartile hs-C-reactive protein group had a higher incidence of ...