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Inflammation plays a key role in the development of acute coronary syndromes and its consequences. Coronary stenting provides improved mortality and morbidity in appropriate cases by several routes. However the beneficial effects of the coronary stenting on inflammation remain controversial as the coronary stenting might lead to - systemically detected - local inflammatory reaction. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.