Relation of fasting insulin plasma levels to restenosis after elective coronary stent implantation in patients without diabetes mellitus

Publication

Relation of fasting insulin plasma levels to restenosis after elective coronary stent implantation in patients without diabetes mellitus

Journal Paper/Review - Mar 1, 2004

Radke Peter W, Voswinkel Marc, Reith Matthias, Kaiser Axel, Haager Philipp K., Hanrath Peter, Hoffmann Rainer

Citation

Radke P, Voswinkel M, Reith M, Kaiser A, Haager P, Hanrath P, Hoffmann R. Relation of fasting insulin plasma levels to restenosis after elective coronary stent implantation in patients without diabetes mellitus. The American journal of cardiology 2004; 93:639-41.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

The American journal of cardiology 2004; 93

Publication Date

Mar 1, 2004

Issn Print

0002-9149

Pages

639-41

Brief description/objective

The results of this study in 172 patients without diabetes who underwent elective stent implantation showed a significant correlation between preprocedural fasting insulin serum levels and angiographic late lumen loss (correlation coefficient 0.49, p <0.0001). Furthermore, the waist-to-hip ratio and C-peptide and hemoglobin A1c serum levels were associated with the occurrence of binary angiographic restenosis.