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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on March 30, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(16):1618-1624; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi192
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Increased circulating C-reactive protein and macrophage-colony stimulating factor are complementary predictors of long-term outcome in patients with chronic coronary artery disease

Ignatios Ikonomidis1,*, John Lekakis1, Ioanna Revela1, Felicita Andreotti2 and Petros Nihoyannopoulos2

1Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Vas. Sofias 80, Athens 11528, Greece
2Imperial College School of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Cardiology Department, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Received 27 September 2004; revised 30 December 2005; accepted 3 February 2005; online publish-ahead-of-print 30 March 2005.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +30 210 338 1497; fax: +30 210 777 0473. E-mail address: ignoik{at}otenet.gr

Aims We investigated, in a 6 year follow-up study, whether circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and macrophage colony stimulating factor (MCSF) have an independent or complementary prognostic value in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods and results MCSF and CRP were measured in 100 patients with chronic CAD. Of 95 (33%) patients, 31 who completed the 6 year follow-up presented adverse events (death, myocardial infarction, and unstable angina). In multivariable analysis (including traditional risk factors and medications), the upper tertiles of MCSF (≥814 pg/mL) and CRP (≥2.5 mg/L) levels were independently associated with a 13- and 6-fold increase in risk of events, respectively (P<0.01). Patients with combined high CRP and MCSF had a higher absolute risk of events than patients with elevated MCSF or CRP alone (75 vs. 59 vs. 32%, respectively, P<0.01). The mean event-free time was 39, 64, and 52 months in patients with elevated MCSF, elevated CRP, and their combination, respectively.

Conclusion In patients with chronic CAD, the prognostic value of MCSF is independent and complementary to that of CRP. MCSF is a particularly useful prognostic marker when CRP levels are low, but also provides additional information concerning risk and time-course of events in patients with elevated CRP.

Key Words: Inflammation • Coronary artery disease • Long-term prognosis


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