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      Lipoprotein (a) and anticardiolipin antibodies are risk factors for clinically relevant restenosis after elective balloon percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

      Atherosclerosis
      Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Antibodies, Anticardiolipin, blood, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Disease, radiography, therapy, Female, Fibrinolysis, Humans, Lipoprotein(a), Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Risk Factors

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          Recent reports have shown the importance of new risk factors for cardiovascular disease. We investigated the relationship between Lp(a), fibrinolytic parameters and anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) and the occurrence of clinical recurrence owing to restenosis after elective balloon percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) without stenting. In 167 patients, undergoing PTCA, Lp(a) plasma levels, aCL, euglobulin lysis time (ELT), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) plasma levels were evaluated before the procedure. During follow-up 29 patients underwent clinical recurrence due to restenosis. Lp(a) levels were significantly higher in patients with restenosis in comparison to those without (P<0.05); an earlier restenosis was observed in patients with Lp(a) values >450 mg/L. Kaplan-Meier survival estimate showed an earlier occurrence of restenosis in patients with base-line Lp(a)>300 mg/l associated with aCL positivity. High Lp(a) plasma levels play a role in the occurrence of clinical recurrence due to restenosis after elective balloon PTCA without stenting; the association with aCL accelerates the development of restenosis.

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