Homocysteine and malondialdehyde as predictors of restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention
Date
2006-04-10
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Masters
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Restenosis is one of the major adverse outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Previous studies have shown conflicting reports for homocysteine as a predictor of restenosis following PCI. The conflicting reports may be due to oxidative factors (stimulation of polymorphonuclear leukocyte [PMNL]-induced reactive oxygen species generation, xanthine- xanthine oxidase, and arachidonic acid metabolism) other than homocysteine which could cause endothelial cell dysfunction leading to restenosis. Malondialdehyde (MDA), a lipid peroxidation product, is a marker for oxidative stress and is related to all oxidative factors. Therefore, it is possible that serum MDA may be a better predictor of restenosis than plasma homocysteine. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the pre-procedural serum MDA and plasma homocysteine levels are elevated in patients who develop restenosis post PCI. The study included fifty-one patients undergoing elective PCI who consented to participate in a protocol that was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Saskatchewan. Homocysteine and malondialdehyde were measured in the plasma and serum respectively. Blood samples were collected pre-procedural, 0 time, 8 hours, 24 hours, and 6 months post-procedure. Exercise tolerance tests were performed at two weeks, and six months post-procedure to determine if there was any evidence of restenosis. The results of the study showed that pre-procedural values of plasma homocysteine in the restenosis and non-restenosis groups were 10.37 ± 0.46 and 10.73 ± 0.49 respectively. These values were not significantly different (p=0.60) between the groups. The pre-procedural levels of plasma homocysteine were not significantly different (p=0.08) from the post-PCI values of those patients who did not develop restenosis at the 6-month time interval. However, the pre-procedural levels of plasma homocysteine were significantly different from the post-PCI values of those patients in the restenosis group at the 24hr (p=0.04) and 6-month (p=0.002) time intervals. In the restenosis group there was a significant increase (24%) after six months in the values of homocysteine from the pre-procedural levels. Thus, this indicates that restenosis is associated with higher post-PCI levels of homocysteine. The pre-procedural levels of serum MDA in the restenosis and non-restenosis groups were 0.124± 0.16 and 0.147± 0.02 respectively. There was no significant difference (p=0.60) between the two groups. There was also no significant difference (p=0.053) between the pre-procedural values and the 6-month post-PCI values in those patients who did not develop restenosis. However, there was a significant difference (p=0.001) between the pre-procedural values and the 6-month post-PCI values in those patients who developed restenosis. The levels of serum MDA in patients with restenosis at 6-months increased by 109% and were significantly different (p=0.001) in the restenosis group. The results suggest that pre-procedural levels of plasma homocysteine and serum MDA were not predictors of restenosis following PCI. However, the post-PCI six-month levels of both homocysteine and MDA are predictors of restenosis. Moreover, the post-PCI levels of MDA were better predictors of restenosis than the post-PCI levels of homocysteine because the increase in MDA levels were greater at six months than the rise in homocysteine levels at the same time interval.
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Restenosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Oxidative Stress
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Master of Science (M.Sc.)
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Pathology
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Pathology