Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a generalised process with a long latent period. Its manifestations in the context of ischemic heart disease are acute coronary syndrome and chronic coronary syndrome. Vascular inflammation is an integral part of the development and complications of atherosclerosis. Although primary and secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease has received much attention in clinical practice, the role of vascular inflammation remains incompletely understood and studied. Pentraxin 3 is an inflammatory biomarker that has the potential to be used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes in cardiology due to its local secretion from the vascular endothelium with peak values in the setting of acute coronary syndrome within 6-8 hours from symptom onset. The aim of this review is to examine the available evidence in the literature for its use in patients with ischemic heart disease.
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