High-sensitivity C-reactive protein as a predictor of cardiovascular events after ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: The association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and recurrent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention remains controversial.

Objective: To investigate the potential association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and an increased risk of MACE such as death, heart failure, reinfarction, and new revascularization in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 300 individuals aged >18 years who were diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention at a tertiary health center.

Prognostic value of fasting glucose levels in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is a predictor of complications after Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). However, its prognostic value is not yet fully established in different age groups.

Objective: To evaluate the role of admission fasting plasma glucose (FPG) as a predictor of 30 days after ACS, and the association of hyperglycemia with major cardiovascular events (MACE): death, reinfarction and coronary artery bypass grafting, in two different age groups (<65 year and ≥65 year-old patients).

Inflammatory markers of cardiovascular disease in the elderly.

Unlabelled: Most information on the role of inflammatory markers as cardiovascular disease predictors concerns only middle-aged individuals. This review aims at evaluating the role of inflammatory markers as cardiovascular disease predictors in the elderly. The Medline (Pubmed) and Cochrane databases were used in the search, using the key words.