Enhanced inflammatory response following coronary stent implantation in stable angina patients.

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with an increase in inflammatory activity. However, little is known about the association between the inflammatory response post-PCI and plaque morphology. The objective of this study was to characterize the inflammatory response following coronary stent implantation (CSI) of stable atherosclerotic plaques, according to plaque morphology.

Evaluation of prognostic indexes in critical acute renal failure patients.

Objective: To study different prognostic indexes in acute renal failure (ARF) patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).

Design: Prospective, cohort study. Individual Severity Score-Acute Tubular Necrosis (ISS-ATN) obtained prospectively and retrospectively, Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) Score, APACHE II Risk, Lung Injury Score (LIS), and Number of Organ Failures (NOF) were calculated for each patient.