ACE inhibition with perindopril and biomarkers of atherosclerosis and thrombosis: results from the PERTINENT study

  • C Ceconi
  • , KM Fox
  • , WJ Remme
  • , ML Simoons
  • , JW Deckers
  • , M Bertrand
  • , G Parrinello
  • , C Kluft
  • , Andrew Blann
  • , D Cokkinos
  • , R Ferrari

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Abstract

The PERTINENT study measured biomarkers of atherosclerosis and thrombosis in a stable coronary artery disease population from EUROPA receiving ACE inhibition with perindopril 8 mg/day or placebo. Biomarkers of inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and a biomarker of thrombosis, D-dimer, were measured at baseline and 1 year. CRP was recorded in 1157 patients; fibrinogen, TNF-alpha, and D-dimer in 291 patients. There was no significant effect of treatment on CRP or fibrinogen. In contrast, there were significant reductions in TNF-alpha (27.60-25.20 pg/mL; P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-5
Number of pages3
JournalAtherosclerosis
Volume204
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2009

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