White Blood Cell Count and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Contemporary Era: Insights From the PARIS Study (Patterns of Non-Adherence to Anti-Platelet Regimens in Stented Patients Registry) [Coronary Interventions]

Conclusions— Increased WBC is an independent predictor of MACE after percutaneous coronary intervention in a contemporary all-comers cohort. Further studies to delineate the underlying pathophysiologic role of elevated WBC across a spectrum of coronary artery disease presentations are warranted. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00998127.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - September 15, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shah, B., Baber, U., Pocock, S. J., Krucoff, M. W., Ariti, C., Gibson, C. M., Steg, P. G., Weisz, G., Witzenbichler, B., Henry, T. D., Kini, A. S., Stuckey, T., Cohen, D. J., Iakovou, I., Dangas, G., Aquino, M. B., Sartori, S., Chieffo, A., Moliterno, D. Tags: Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Coronary Interventions Source Type: research