Number and Adhesive Properties of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis

Abstract

Reduced numbers of circulating EPC in patients with diffuse in-stent restenosis and impaired adhesion of EPC from patients with restenosis provides a potential mechanism mediating the exuberant proliferative process. These markers, if further validated, could provide means of risk stratifying patients for likelihood of developing in-stent restenosis.