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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Aged, Angina Pectoris, Brachial Artery, Coronary Restenosis, Endothelium, Vascular, Exercise Test, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, Stents, Treatment Outcome, Ultrasonography, Vasodilation.
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Does endothelial dysfunction predict clinical restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention? Context: Endothelial dysfunction is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease and may predict in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. We evaluated if endothelial dysfunction could predict clinical and angiographic restenosis in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation for angina pectoris or acute coronary syndrome. One hundred patients were consecutively included after successful percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting for angiographic single vessel disease. All patients were evaluated with ultrasound detection of brachial artery reactivity at four weeks and with a symptom limited exercise stress test at six months and were followed for the occurrence of clinical or angiographic restenosis for 18 ± 6 months. Twenty patients showed clinical signs of restenosis during 18 months follow-up and were referred to re-angiography. Patients with clinical restenosis had impaired flow mediated vasodilation compared to patients without clinical restenosis (5.8 ± 3.4 vs. 9.0 ± 4.8, p = 0.005). In multivariate analysis flow mediated vasodilation was the only independent predictor for the risk of clinical restenosis (OR 4.5, 95% CI 1.11 to 17.8).
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Impaired flow mediated vasodilation four weeks after percutaneous coronary intervention independently predicts the risk of clinical restenosis. Final Decision: yes