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Plasma endothelin-1 levels after coronary stenting in humans
Marco V Wainstein1, Sandro C Gonçalves, Alcides J Zago
1Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. mvwainstein@uol.com.br
The American Journal of Cardiology
|November 12, 2003
Abstract:
Endothelin (ET)-1 levels were analyzed in patients who underwent elective coronary stenting. There was a significant increase in systemic ET-1 levels immediately after the procedure, which is probably a marker of endothelial dysfunction that is associated with arterial injury. However, there was no association between ET-1 levels and in-stent restenosis in humans.