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Utility of measuring C-reactive protein for prediction of in-hospital events in patients with acute aortic dissection

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Controlling blood pressure is essential for prevention of events after acute aortic dissection (AAD). However, in some instances a cardiac event occurs despite controlled blood pressure, and its prediction is difficult. We continuously monitored C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients receiving medical treatment for AAD and retrospectively examined the utility of CRP measurement for prediction of in-hospital events. Five hundred and eight patients were diagnosed as having AAD between 1993 and 2009, 240 of whom underwent antihypertensive medical therapy. These subjects were 156 males and 84 females, average age 67.4 years, with 68 cases of Stanford type A and 172 cases of Stanford type B. C-reactive protein was measured in all patients daily until a peak; subsequently, CRP was measured 2–3 times per week following the peak until discharge. In the event-free group CRP demonstrated a peak on the 4th day after the onset (average 13.7 mg/dl), then gradually decreased to an average of 4.6 mg/dl 4 weeks later, displaying a “gradual decay” pattern. Despite controlled systolic arterial pressure of approximately 120 mmHg, 7 of 68 Stanford A cases (10.3 %) and 8 of 172 Stanford B cases (4.7 %) developed cardiovascular events. The group characterized by events exhibited a CRP pattern distinct from that of the event-free group, i.e., prolonged elevation and/or re-elevation. We demonstrated that the CRP pattern could provide information regarding prediction of cardiovascular events. Prolonged elevation or re-elevation of CRP may indicate the necessity of (1) application of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, (2) more rigorous blood pressure management, or (3) early surgical intervention.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

    Norihito Okina, Masanao Ohuchida, Tomohiro Takeuchi, Tomoki Fujiyama, Akira Satoh, Hisashi Adachi & Tsutomu Imaizumi

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    Masanao Ohuchida

  3. Kurume University Hospital Advanced Critical Care Center, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

    Teruo Sakamoto

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Okina, N., Ohuchida, M., Takeuchi, T. et al. Utility of measuring C-reactive protein for prediction of in-hospital events in patients with acute aortic dissection. Heart Vessels 28, 330–335 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-012-0257-2

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