The aim was to examine whether the postprocedural change in C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen levels was associated with the extent of periprocedural arterial injury caused by endovascular treatment (EVT). The study recruited 71 patients undergoing EVT. Eighty-four patients that underwent angiography served as a control group. CRP and fibrinogen were measured at baseline, and at 8, 24 and 48 hours following the procedure. In all experimental group patients, lesion complexity, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) treated segment length, balloon inflation time and stented segment length were recorded. There was significant increase in plasma CRP and fibrinogen levels 48 hours following EVT (p
Cilj je bio istražiti postoji li povezanost između poslijeproceduralnog porasta serumske razine C-reaktivnog proteina (CRP) i fibrinogena ovisno o opsegu periproceduralnog oštećenja arterijske stijenke tijekom endovaskularne intervencije. Ispitanici kojima je učinjena dijagnostička angiografija (84 ispitanika) činili su kontrolnu skupinu. Ispitanici kojima je učinjena endovaskularna intervencija na perifernim arterijama (71 ispitanik) činili su eksperimentalnu skupinu. Svakom ispitaniku su prije zahvata te 8, 24 i 48 sati nakon zahvata izmjereni CRP i fibrinogen iz venske krvi. Za svakog su ispitanika bilježeni tip i duljina tretirane lezije, vrijeme inflacije balona te duljina stentiranog segmenta. Značajan porast CRP i fibrinogena uočen je 48 sati nakon intervencije (p