Fibrinogen After Coronary Angioplasty as a Risk Factor for Restenosis

Abstract

An independent relation exists between von Willebrand factor measured immediately after angioplasty and restenosis defined by the degree of intraluminal renarrowing. An elevated fibrinogen level during follow-up is a strong biochemical predictor of restenosis. Therefore, fibrinogen should be considered at least as an independent marker of restenosis and perhaps as a common risk factor for both spontaneous coronary atherosclerosis and postangioplasty restenosis, which is an accelerated form of atherosclerosis.