Association between inflammation, body mass index, and long-term outcomes in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A large cohort study

[2,3] However, the relationship is not clear in CAD patients. [...]we aimed to examine the interrelationship of BMI, hsCRP, and long-term outcomes after PCI based on a large, prospective cohort. All multivariable models were adjusted for age, sex, left ventricular ejection fraction, prior PCI/coronary artery bypass grafting, serum creatinine, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, and statin use. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: MACCE: [5] Therefore, the predictive value of hsCRP in obese CAD patients may be overestimated given that a proportion of elevated hsCRP is induced by adiposity. [...]obesity could also be a protective factor.