Do elevated C-reactive protein plasma levels persisting 96 h after coronary stent implantation reflect a prolonged inflammatory reaction involved in restenosis?
Persistently elevated CRP at 96 hours post-stenting may indicate prolonged inflammation linked to restenosis.
Elevated C-reactive protein plasma levels still persisting 96 h after stent implantation might reflect a prolonged inflammatory reaction to coronary stent implantation which might causally be involved in pathophysiological mechanisms leading to restenosis.
M. Gottsauner‐Wolf (Sat,) studied this question.