Research Article

Prognostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 Levels in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

Table 2

Clinical characteristic according to median value of PTX3 at 24 h after PCI.

PTX3 < 4.384 ng/mL ( = 299)PTX3 > 4.384 ng/mL ( = 297) value

Age (years)66.27 ± 8.565.53 ± 7.80.269
Male, (%)242 (80.9)225 (75.8)0.136
CCSA class > II, (%)86 (28.8)98 (33.0) 0.288
LVEF < 50%, (%)76 (25.4)102 (34.3)0.020
Diabetes mellitus, (%)38 (12.7)54 (18.2)0.070
Hypertension, (%)163 (54.5)156 (52.5)0.408
Hyperlipidemia, (%)94 (31.4)84 (28.3)0.726
Current smoking, (%)98 (32.8)98 (33.0)0.248
PTX3 before PCI (ng/mL)3.11 ± 0.623.13 ± 0.640.699
cTnI (ng/mL)0.205 ± 0.110.251 ± 0.160.000
HsCRP (ng/mL)3.045 ± 1.123.496 ± 1.120.000
In-hospital therapy
 Aspirin, (%)299 (100)297 (100)
 Clopidogrel, (%)299 (100)297 (100)
-Blockers, (%)238 (79.6)227 (76.4)0.374
 ACE-I or ARB, (%)272 (91.0)260 (87.5)0.188
 Statins, (%)299 (100)297 (100)
Types of DES
 Sirolimus, (%)197 (65.9)193 (65.0)0.863
 Zotarolimus, (%)66 (22.1)64 (21.5)0.921
 Paclitaxel, (%)29 (9.7)34 (11.4)0.508
 Others, (%)7 (2.3)6 (2.0)0.999
Multiple stents, (%) 105 (19.5)133 (32.9)0.024

Abbreviations as in Table 1.