The present investigation aims to study the interaction between systemic and intra-plaque inflammation in predicting cardiac events. We investigated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as well as plaque inflammation with optical coherence tomography (OCT)-detected macrophages in the CLIMA study. 689 patients had admission CRP serum values reported, and high CRP values were defined as ≥ 2 mg/dl. The main study endpoint was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and/or target vessel revascularization at 1-year follow-up. At multivariate Cox regression analysis, a large (hazard ratio [HR] 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2–4.3; p = 0.013) and superficial (HR 2.78, 95%CI 1.5–5.1; p = 0.001) macrophage arc was predicted of the main composite endpoint in patients with high CRP levels. Patients with large/superficial macrophage accumulation and low CRP levels were not at higher risk of adverse events. The presence of high CRP levels and large/superficial macrophage accumulation at OCT analysis identified patients at higher risk of clinical events. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Budassi, S., Biccire, F. G., Paoletti, G., Marco, V., Boi, A., Romagnoli, E., Fabbiocchi, F., Fineschi, M., Di Pietro, R., Versaci, F., Calligaris, G., Gatto, L., Albertucci, M., Ramazzotti, V., Burzotta, F., Ozaki, Y., Arbustini, E., Alfonso, F., Prati, F., The Role of the Association Between Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Coronary Plaque Macrophage Accumulation in Predicting Clinical Events — Results from the CLIMA Registry, <<JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH>>, 2022; (18 apr): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1007/s12265-022-10250-z] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/203108]

The Role of the Association Between Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Coronary Plaque Macrophage Accumulation in Predicting Clinical Events — Results from the CLIMA Registry

Romagnoli, Elisa;Burzotta, Francesco;Prati, Francesco
2022

Abstract

The present investigation aims to study the interaction between systemic and intra-plaque inflammation in predicting cardiac events. We investigated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as well as plaque inflammation with optical coherence tomography (OCT)-detected macrophages in the CLIMA study. 689 patients had admission CRP serum values reported, and high CRP values were defined as ≥ 2 mg/dl. The main study endpoint was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and/or target vessel revascularization at 1-year follow-up. At multivariate Cox regression analysis, a large (hazard ratio [HR] 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2–4.3; p = 0.013) and superficial (HR 2.78, 95%CI 1.5–5.1; p = 0.001) macrophage arc was predicted of the main composite endpoint in patients with high CRP levels. Patients with large/superficial macrophage accumulation and low CRP levels were not at higher risk of adverse events. The presence of high CRP levels and large/superficial macrophage accumulation at OCT analysis identified patients at higher risk of clinical events. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
2022
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Budassi, S., Biccire, F. G., Paoletti, G., Marco, V., Boi, A., Romagnoli, E., Fabbiocchi, F., Fineschi, M., Di Pietro, R., Versaci, F., Calligaris, G., Gatto, L., Albertucci, M., Ramazzotti, V., Burzotta, F., Ozaki, Y., Arbustini, E., Alfonso, F., Prati, F., The Role of the Association Between Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Coronary Plaque Macrophage Accumulation in Predicting Clinical Events — Results from the CLIMA Registry, <<JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH>>, 2022; (18 apr): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1007/s12265-022-10250-z] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/203108]
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