Inverse Relationship between Serum VEGF Levels and Late In-Stent Restenosis of Drug-Eluting Stents

Table 4

Correlation analysis between VEGF and baseline characteristics.

		value
Procedure age (years)	0.08	0.33
Gender (%)	−0.08	0.35
Current smoker (%)	−0.07	0.41
Hypertension (%)	−0.06	0.49
Diabetes mellitus (%)	−0.10	0.21
LVEF (%)	0.08	0.34
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)	−0.02	0.79
TC (mmol/L)	0.10	0.24
TG (mmol/L)	0.08	0.35
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.04	0.66
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.08	0.35
hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.03	0.70
Number of stents per lesion ()	0.14	0.07
Total stent length (mm)	0.07	0.38
Maximal stent diameter (mm)	−0.01	0.88

LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; hs-CRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor; TC = total cholesterol; TG = total triglyceride; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.