Prospective analysis of lipid profile parameters, inflammatory response and endothelial function markers before and after percutaneus coronary intervention in patients with stable angina

Aim. To conduct the prospective study assessing the biochemical laboratory parameters in patients with stable angina and hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis before and 12 months after transluminal balloon-catheter angioplasty. Methods. 40 patients (males and females), mean age 57,3±9,6 years with stable angina and chronic coronary artery disease were examined. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the absence (1st group, 14 patients) or presence (2st group, 26 patients) of hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis on selective coronary angiography. Patients with hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stenting (drug-coated stents). Blood lipid profile, inflammatory markers and endothelial dysfunction markers were measured before the surgery and 12 months after treatment. Results. In patients with hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis statistically significant association of hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis presence with atherogenic lipid fractions levels, inflammatory markers (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-alpha) and an endothelial function parameter (endothelin-1) were revealed. Long-term results of PTCA with stenting included the significant decrease of atherogenic and increase of anti-atherogenic fractions in lipid profile. There also was a prolonged inflammatory response characterized by high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level elevation, and the endothelin system dysfunction retaining. Conclusion. Persistent hs-CRP level increase as well as endothelin-1 level increase suggest a high risk of late stent thrombosis, it should be taken into account while following-up patients at the late stages after PTCA.