The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Long-term results of immunosuppressive oral prednisone after coronary angioplasty in non-diabetic patients with elevated C-reactive protein levels
EuroIntervention 2009;5:250-254.
Valeria Ferrero1, MD; Fabrizio Tomai2, MD; Francesco Versaci3, MD; Mauro Feola4, MD; Igino Proietti2, MD; Andrea Rognoni5, MD; Anna S. Ghini2, MD; Achille Gaspardone6, MD; Giovanni Vacca5, MD; Leonardo De Luca2, MD; Corrado Vassanelli1, MD; Flavio Ribichini1*, MD
1. Division of Cardiology of the Università di Verona, Verona, Italy; 2. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences of the European Hospital, Rome, Italy; 3. Division of Cardiology, Università Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; 4. Division of Cardiovascular Rehabilitat
Aims: To present the long-term results of prednisone-treated patients enrolled in the IMPRESS studies. Such studies demonstrated the efficacy of a short course of immunosuppression with ora