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Linden MA, Freitas RGBDON, Teles LODS, Morcillo AM, Ferreira MT, Nogueira RJN. Transthyretin and Nutritional Status in Critically Ill Adults on Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients 2024; 16:2448. [PMID: 39125329 PMCID: PMC11313740 DOI: 10.3390/nu16152448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Correctly characterizing malnutrition is a challenge. Transthyretin (TTR) rapidly responds to adequate protein intake/infusion, which could be used as a marker to identify malnutrition. Nutritional therapy is used to prevent malnutrition. Parenteral nutrition (PN) requires daily monitoring to determine whether what is being offered is adequate. This article aims to investigate whether the practice of measuring TTR is justified. METHODS Data from patients admitted to the ward or intensive care unit (ICU) were collected at three different times: within the first 72 h (T1) of PN use, on the 7th day (T2), and the 14th day (T3) after the initial assessment. RESULTS 302 patients were included; the average age was 48.3 years old; the prevalence of death was 22.2%, and 61.6% of the sample were male. TTR values and the effectiveness of nutritional support in these patients were not associated with the outcome; however, meeting caloric needs was related to the outcome (p = 0.047). No association was found when TTR values were compared to the nutritional status. Thus, TTR was not a good indicator of nutritional risk or nutritional status in hospitalized patients. CONCLUSIONS Undoubtedly, the TTR measurement was inversely proportional to CRP measurements. It was possible to conclude in this follow-up cohort of hospitalized patients that TTR values were not useful for determining whether the patient was malnourished, predicting death or effectiveness of nutritional support, yet based upon our analyses, a decrease in TTR greater than 0.024 units for every 1 unit increase in CRP might be due to ineffective nutritional supply.
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- Marcela Almeida Linden
- Pediatrics Department, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Street Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barão Geraldo, Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (L.O.d.S.T.); (A.M.M.)
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- Pediatrics Department, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Street Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barão Geraldo, Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (L.O.d.S.T.); (A.M.M.)
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- Pediatrics Department, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Street Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barão Geraldo, Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (L.O.d.S.T.); (A.M.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, Sao Paulo 01246-904, SP, Brazil
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- São Leopoldo Mandic Faculty, Street Dr. José Rocha Junqueira, 13, Pte. Preta, Campinas 13045-755, SP, Brazil
- Internal Medicine Department, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Street Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barão Geraldo, Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil
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Köprülü D, Hassan MO, Atmaca H, Albayrak S, Işcanlı E. Inflammatory Markers and Aortic Aneurysms: Exploring the Role of Hs-CRP and MHR in Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Development. Int J Gen Med 2024; 17:2899-2905. [PMID: 38974139 PMCID: PMC11225952 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s465873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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Background Aortic aneurysms, particularly those affecting the ascending aorta, pose significant health risks due to their potential to cause life-threatening complications such as rupture and dissection. While the etiology of ascending aortic aneurysms has traditionally been associated with non-inflammatory processes, emerging evidence suggests a potential role of inflammation in their development. Methods This study investigates the relationship between inflammatory markers and ascending aortic aneurysms, focusing on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and the monocyte-to-HDL ratio (MHR). A total of 135 patients with ascending aortic aneurysms and 40 control subjects underwent comprehensive evaluations, including echocardiography, computed tomography imaging, and serum biomarker measurements. Results The results indicate significantly elevated levels of hs-CRP and MHR in patients with ascending aortic aneurysms compared to the control group, suggesting a potential inflammatory component in the pathogenesis of these aneurysms. However, the precise mechanisms underlying this association remain to be elucidated. Conclusion Despite limitations such as the cross-sectional study design and relatively small sample size, this study provides valuable insights into the potential involvement of inflammation in ascending aortic aneurysms. Further research, including longitudinal studies and histopathological analysis of aortic tissue, is warranted to confirm these findings and explore the utility of inflammatory markers as diagnostic and prognostic indicators in this patient population.
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- Diyar Köprülü
- Department of Cardiology, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
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- Department of Cardiology, Samsun Gazi State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Ankara Bilkent Sehir Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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TAN J, SI J, XIAO KL, ZHANG YH, HUA Q, LI J. Association of prealbumin with short-term and long-term outcomes in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Geriatr Cardiol 2024; 21:421-430. [PMID: 38800549 PMCID: PMC11112154 DOI: 10.26599/1671-5411.2024.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Prealbumin is considered to be a useful indicator of nutritional status. Furthermore, it has been found to be associated with severities and prognosis of a range of diseases. However, limited data on the association of baseline prealbumin level with outcomes of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are available. METHODS We analyzed 2313 patients admitted for acute STEMI between October 2013 and December 2020. In-hospital outcomes and mortality during the 49 months (interquartile range: 26-73 months) follow-up period were compared between patients with the low prealbumin level (< 170 mg/L) and those with the high prealbumin level (≥ 170 mg/L). RESULTS A total of 114 patients (4.9%) died during hospitalization. After propensity score matching, patients with the low prealbumin level than those with the high prealbumin level experienced higher incidences of heart failure with Killip class III (9.9% vs. 4.4%, P = 0.034), cardiovascular death (8.4% vs. 3.4%, P = 0.035) and the composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (19.2% vs. 10.3%, P = 0.012). Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified that the low prealbumin level (< 170 mg/L) was an independent predictor of in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (odds ratio = 1.918, 95% CI: 1.250-2.942, P = 0.003). The cut-off value of prealbumin level for predicting in-hospital death was 170 mg/L (area under the curve = 0.703, 95% CI: 0.651-0.754, P < 0.001; sensitivity = 0.544, specificity = 0.794). However, after multivariate adjustment of possible confounders, baseline prealbumin level (170 mg/L) was no longer independently associated with 49-month cardiovascular death. After propensity score matching, Kaplan-Meier survival curves revealed consistent results. CONCLUSIONS Decreased prealbumin level closely related to unfavorable short-term outcomes. However, after multivariate adjustment and controlling for baseline differences, baseline prealbumin level was not independently associated with an increased risk of long-term cardiovascular mortality in STEMI patients.
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- Jing TAN
- Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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Yang X, Yang X, Yang J, Wen X, Wu S, Cui L. High levels of high-sensitivity C reactive protein to albumin ratio can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. J Epidemiol Community Health 2023; 77:721-727. [PMID: 37562809 PMCID: PMC10579461 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2023-220760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The high levels of C reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) is thought to increase the risk of poor outcomes for cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the association between CAR and CVD in the Chinese community population has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the association between CAR and CVD in the Chinese community population. METHODS A total of 62 067 participants without a history of CVD or cancer were included in this study. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to calculate the cumulative incidence of endpoint events in CAR quartile groups, and the results were tested by log-rank test. Fine-Gray model was used to analyse the competing risk of death. C-index, Net Reclassification Index (NRI) and Integrated Discrimination Improvement Index (IDI) of different indicators were calculated to distinguish the predictive performance of different indicators. RESULTS During an average follow-up period of 10.3±2.1 years, 4025 participants developed CVD. In multivariable Cox regression analysis, compared with Q1 group, model 3 showed that the hazard ratio (HR) (95% confidence interval (95%CI)) of CVD in Q4 group was 1.26 (1.15 to 1.38) (p<0.01), and the HR (95% CI) per 1 SD increase was 1.06 (1.03 to 1.08) (p<0.01). The C-index, continuous NRI and IDI for predicting 10-year CVD were 73.48%, 0.1366 (0.1049 to 0.1684) (p<0.01) and 0.0002 (0.0001 to 0.0004) (p<0.01), respectively, which were higher than those of hs-CRP (C-index:0.7344, NRI:0.0711, IDI: 0.0001) and albumin (C-index:0.7339, NRI: -0.0090, IDI: 0.0000). CONCLUSION High levels of CAR can increase the risk of CVD and the predictive performance of CAR for CVD is better than that of hs-CRP or albumin alone.
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- Xuemei Yang
- Department of Rheumatic Disease, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China
- Graduate School, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Zunhua, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Rheumatic Disease, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China
- Graduate School, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Rheumatic Disease, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China
- Graduate School, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Rheumatic Disease, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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Li H, Meng S, Chen W, Lei X, Kong X, Zhu H. Comparison of Different Systemic Inflammatory Markers in Predicting Clinical Outcomes with Syntax Score in Patients with Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Study. Int J Gen Med 2023; 16:2595-2607. [PMID: 37362824 PMCID: PMC10289247 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s413538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Background The clinical value of the Syntax score in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) has been well established. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), the high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)-albumin ratio (hsCAR), and systemic immune-inflammatory (SII) index are promising systemic inflammation (SI) biomarkers in coronary artery diseases. However, studies which compare the predicting value of these SI indicators with the Syntax score in NSTEMI patients are limited. Material and Methods NSTEMI patients who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) in our department were retrospectively enrolled. Both univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the clinical value between SI biomarkers and Syntax score in these patients. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to compare the clinical values of these parameters in predicting 6-month major cardiovascular events (MACE) and over-all mortality. Results A total of 429 NSTEMI patients were finally enrolled in this study. The level of NLR, PLR, as well as hsCAR, and SII in patients with high Syntax scores, are significantly higher than patients with the low Syntax score. Multivariable logistic regression analysis demonstrated that all of the SI indicators but not the Syntax score were the independent risk factors of 6-month MACE in NSTEMI patients. ROC showed that all of the SI indicators had better predictive value than the Syntax score in these patients (0.637, 0.592, 0.631, 0.590, 0.559, respectively) in predicting MACE and similar predictive value in over-all mortality (0.530, 0.524, 0.761, 0.553, 0.620, respectively). Conclusion Novel SI biomarkers including NLR, PLR, hsCAR, and SII have better predictive value in MACE and similar predictive value in over-all mortality compared with Syntax score in NSTEMI patients.
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- Hong Li
- Emergency & Critical Care Center, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, 1st Hospital Affiliated of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Medicine, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Park SW, Kim K, Kim OK, Ro WB, Lee CM. Evaluation of plasma prealbumin as a novel inflammatory biomarker in dogs: a pilot study. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1142535. [PMID: 37292428 PMCID: PMC10244746 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1142535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Prealbumin (PAB) is a plasma protein synthesized in the hepatic parenchymal cells. PAB has a short half-life (~2 days), and its concentration is affected by changes in transcapillary escape. Measurement of PAB is widely used in hospitalized patients in human medicine due to its decreasing concentration in states of inflammation and malnutrition. However, only a few studies are available in dogs. The aim of this study is to determine whether the plasma PAB concentration decreases in dogs with inflammation and to evaluate the relationship between the plasma PAB concentration and inflammation-related parameters in dogs. Methods A total of 94 dogs were divided into healthy (n = 33) and diseased (n = 61) groups. These were further divided into group A (n = 24) and group B (n = 37) according to plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. Group A included dogs with a plasma CRP < 10 mg/L, and group B consisted of dogs with a plasma CRP ≥ 10 mg/L. Patient signalment, history, physical examination findings, hematologic and biochemical parameters, various inflammatory markers, and plasma PAB levels were investigated and compared between groups. Results The plasma PAB concentration was found to be lower in group B than in the other groups (p < 0.001), but no statistical difference was found when comparing the control group and group A (p > 0.05). A plasma PAB < 6.3 mg/dL predicted an increased CRP level (10 mg/L or greater) with a sensitivity of 89.5% and a specificity of 86.5%. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the area under the curve for PAB was higher than that for the white blood cell count, neutrophil count, albumin level, lactate level, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio. In addition, the PAB concentration was significantly negatively correlated with the CRP concentration (r = -0.670, p < 0.001). Conclusion In conclusion, this is the first study to demonstrate the clinical usefulness of the plasma PAB concentration as an inflammatory marker in dogs. These findings suggest that measuring the plasma PAB concentration along with the CRP concentration may be more useful for evaluating inflammation than measuring CRP alone in canine patients.
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- Sin-Wook Park
- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Cat Vet Animal Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Mir SR, Lakshmi VSB. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio in Predicting the Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event in Acute Coronary Syndrome at Presentation. INDIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN 2022. [DOI: 10.25259/mm_ijcdw_441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Our study aimed to determine the association between high sensitivity-c reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) and in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) in patients with acute coronary syndrome and also to assess whether hs-CAR is a better marker than hsCRP or albumin alone in predicting MACE.
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We enrolled 110 cases who were hospitalized and major adverse cardiovascular event was defined as cardiogenic shock, acute heart failure, reinfarction and death. Blood sample for Serum albumin and hs-crp was taken at the time when patients were admitted.
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The incidence of MACE was more in patients with high CAR (≥1.8 group) as compared to those with low CAR (<1.8 group).
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The CAR is an independent predictor of MACE in patients who present with ACS.
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- Sajad Rashid Mir
- Department of Cardiology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India,
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- Department of Cardiology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India,
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López B, Castañón-Apilánez M, Molina-Gil J, Fernández-Gordón Sánchez S, González G, Reguera Acuña A, Jimenez JM, Larrosa Campo D, Delgado MG, Benavente-Fernández L, Rico-Santos M, García-Cabo C, Calleja Puerta S, López-Cancio E. Serum Prealbumin Levels on Admission as a Prognostic Marker in Stroke Patients Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2022; 12:103-108. [PMID: 36007497 PMCID: PMC9941761 DOI: 10.1159/000526354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Prealbumin is a marker of malnutrition and inflammation. It has been associated with poor prognosis in cardiovascular disease, but less is known in stroke patients. Our objective was to evaluate the association of prealbumin levels at admission with prognosis in patients with stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy. METHODS Retrospective study of a prospective database of consecutive patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy. Clinical, radiological, and blood parameters including serum prealbumin, and prognostic variables such as respiratory infection, in-hospital mortality, and the modified Rankin scale at 3 months were collected. RESULTS We included 319 patients between 2018 and 2019. Prealbumin levels were significantly lower in patients older than 80 years, women, patients with a prestroke Rankin score >2, a glomerular filtrate rate <60 mL/min, and in those with atrial fibrillation. Regarding prognostic variables, prealbumin levels were not associated with respiratory infection. Low prealbumin levels were associated with poor functional prognosis (Rankin score >2), in-hospital mortality, and 3-month mortality. In multivariate analysis, prealbumin was an independent risk factor associated with mortality at 3 months, OR 0.92 [0.86-0.98], p = 0.019. CONCLUSION Lower prealbumin levels at admission behaved as an independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy. These results should be replicated in other cohorts.
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- Begoña López
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- cDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain,dUniversity of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain,dUniversity of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain,dUniversity of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain,bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Principado de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain,dUniversity of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain,*Elena López-Cancio,
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Risk Factors for No-Reflow in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case-Control Study. Cardiol Res Pract 2022; 2022:3482518. [PMID: 35308062 PMCID: PMC8930256 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3482518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Methods This case-control study retrospectively reviewed the medical data of patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention within 12 h after STEMI onset between January 2010 and January 2013 at the Department of Cardiology of the Beijing Anzhen Hospital. Results A total of 902 patients were included in the analysis. The basic characteristics between the reflow and no-reflow groups were similar, except for time-to-hospital admission, heart rate, plasma glucose, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)/prealbumin (PAB), neutrophil count, intraaortic balloon pump, and aspiration thrombectomy. The multivariable analysis showed that hsCRP/PAB (OR = 1.003, 95% CI: 1.000–1.006, P=0.022), neutrophil count (OR = 1.085, 95% CI: 1.028–1.146, P=0.003), plasma glucose levels (OR = 1.086, 95% CI: 1.036–1.138, P=0.001), diabetes mellitus (OR = 0.596, 95% CI: 0.371–0.958, P=0.033), Killip classification >1 (OR = 2.002, 95% CI: 1.273–3.148, P=0.003), intraoperative intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) use (OR = 3.257, 95% CI: 1.954–5.428, P=0.001), and aspiration thrombectomy (OR = 3.412, 95% CI: 2.259–5.152, P=0.001) were independently associated with no-reflow. Conclusion hsCRP/PAB, neutrophil count, plasma glucose levels, diabetes mellitus, Killip classification, intraoperative IABP use, and aspiration thrombectomy were independent risk factors for no-reflow in patients with STEMI.
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Kim BG, Seo J, Kim GS, Jin MN, Lee HY, Byun YS, Kim BO. Elevated C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio Is Associated With Lesion Complexity, Multilevel Involvement, and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. Angiology 2022; 73:843-851. [PMID: 35236141 DOI: 10.1177/00033197221075853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Inflammation plays an important role in the progression of peripheral artery disease (PAD). We investigated the predictive value of the C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) on the severity of PAD and outcomes after endovascular therapy (EVT). Patients (n = 307) with PAD who underwent EVT were retrospectively reviewed and categorized according to CAR tertiles. The groups were compared for the prevalence of complex lesions and multilevel involvement as well as the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and major adverse limb events (MALEs). The rates of complex lesions and multilevel involvement increased with increasing CAR tertiles (all P < .001). These associations remained significant even after adjustment for other confounders (complex lesion odds ratio, 1.22 [1.03-1.50]; P = .036; multilevel disease odds ratio, 1.20 [1.01-1.44]; P = .041). The third CAR tertile showed a significantly higher incidence of MACEs and MALEs than the second and first tertiles within a year (log-rank P < .001). A higher CAR as a continuous variable was also independently associated with the 4-year rate of MACE (hazard ratio, 1.20 [1.04-1.38]; P = .015). Elevated CAR was a powerful surrogate marker of severe PAD and worse outcomes. Thus, CAR might become a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with PAD.
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- Byung Gyu Kim
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, 65509Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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C-Reactive Protein Level Predicts Cardiovascular Risk in Chinese Young Female Population. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:6538079. [PMID: 34900087 PMCID: PMC8654566 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6538079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most common oxidative indexes affected by many diseases. In recent years, there have been many studies on CRP, but the relationship between CRP levels and the cardiovascular risk in the Chinese young female population is still unclear. The purpose of this work is to explore the predictive value of CRP for the cardiovascular risk in the Chinese young female population. Methods The study is conducted by 1 : 1 case-control to retrospectively analyze 420 young women with acute coronary syndrome (ACS group) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and 420 young women (control group) who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) to exclude coronary heart disease from January 2007 to December 2016. All patients are divided into three subgroups according to CRP values: subgroup 1: CRP < 1.0 mg/L (n = 402); subgroup 2: 1.0 mg/L ≤ CRP ≤ 3.0 mg/L (n = 303); subgroup 3: CRP > 3.0 mg/L (n = 135). The levels of CRP were observed in the two groups and three subgroups. Results A total of 840 patients were analyzed. The mean duration of follow-up was 66.37 ± 30.06 months. The results showed that the level of CRP in the ACS group was significantly higher than that in the control group (1.30 ± 1.70 vs. 3.33 ± 5.92, respectively, p < 0.001), and patients with higher CRP levels were associated with a significantly increased rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (7.0% vs. 8.9% vs. 19.30%, respectively, p < 0.05). After adjustment for baseline covariates, CRP level was still an independent predictor for the incidence of MACE, either as a continuous variable or as a categorical variable. There was a significantly higher rate of all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction in patients with higher CRP values during follow-up. Conclusions The research results show that high CRP is associated with increased risk of ACS in the Chinese young female population. Risk stratification with CRP as an adjunct to predict clinical risk factors might be useful in the Chinese young female population.
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The C-reactive protein to prealbumin ratio on admission and its relationship with outcome in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure. J Cardiol 2021; 78:308-313. [PMID: 34120831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammation and malnutrition are common problems in patients who are hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF). C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase reactant and nonspecific marker for evaluating systemic inflammation. There has been growing interest in prealbumin for nutritional assessment. Additionally, prealbumin is a negative acute-phase protein because its synthesis is suppressed in the inflammatory setting in which cytokines stimulate hepatic production of acute-phase proteins (e.g. CRP). Therefore, the CRP to prealbumin ratio (CP ratio) may be a comprehensive marker of inflammation and malnutrition. We evaluated the relationship of the CP ratio with mortality in patients with AHF. METHODS We analyzed 257 hospitalized patients with AHF who had CRP and prealbumin levels examined on admission. RESULTS The median CP ratio on admission was 0.57, with an interquartile range of 0.11 to 1.94. In receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the area under the curve was 0.729 and the optimal cut-off point of the CP ratio for all-cause death was >1.60 (sensitivity: 67.5%; specificity: 77.6%; p = 0.003). Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that patients with a high CP ratio (>1.60) had a significantly greater risk of all-cause, cardiac, and non-cardiac death (log-rank test, all p<0.001) than patients with a low CP ratio (≤1.60). Multivariable analysis adjusted for imbalanced baseline variables showed that a high CP ratio was independently associated with higher all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 3.88; 95% confidence interval 1.91-7.86; p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The ratio of two hepatic proteins, CRP and prealbumin, may be useful in risk stratification of patients with AHF.
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Cheng L, Li Y, Wu Z, Li L, Liu C, Liu J, Dai J, Zheng W, Zhang F, Tang L, Yu X, Li Y. Comprehensive analysis of immunoglobulin and clinical variables identifies functional linkages and diagnostic indicators associated with Behcet's disease patients receiving immunomodulatory treatment. BMC Immunol 2021; 22:16. [PMID: 33618671 PMCID: PMC7901184 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-021-00403-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Behcet's disease (BD) is a relapsing systemic vascular autoimmune/inflammatory disease. Despite much effort to investigate BD, there are virtually no unique laboratory markers identified to help in the diagnosis of BD, and the pathogenesis is largely unknown. The aim of this work is to explore interactions between different clinical variables by correlation analysis to determine associations between the functional linkages of different paired variables and potential diagnostic biomarkers of BD. METHODS We measured the immunoglobulin proteome (IgG, IgG1-4, IgA, IgA1-2) and 29 clinical variables in 66 healthy controls and 63 patients with BD. We performed a comprehensive clinical variable linkage analysis and defined the physiological, pathological and pharmacological linkages based on the correlations of all variables in healthy controls and BD patients without and with immunomodulatory therapy. We further calculated relative changes between variables derived from comprehensive linkage analysis for better indications in the clinic. The potential indicators were validated in a validation set with 76 patients with BD, 30 healthy controls, 18 patients with Takayasu arteritis and 18 patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis. RESULTS In this study, the variables identified were found to act in synergy rather than alone in BD patients under physiological, pathological and pharmacological conditions. Immunity and inflammation can be suppressed by corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, and integrative analysis of granulocytes, platelets and related variables is likely to provide a more comprehensive understanding of disease activity, thrombotic potential and ultimately potential tissue damage. We determined that total protein/mean corpuscular hemoglobin and total protein/mean corpuscular hemoglobin levels, total protein/mean corpuscular volume, and plateletcrit/monocyte counts were significantly increased in BD compared with controls (P < 0.05, in both the discovery and validation sets), which helped in distinguishing BD patients from healthy and vasculitis controls. Chronic anemia in BD combined with increased total protein contributed to higher levels of these biomarkers, and the interactions between platelets and monocytes may be linked to vascular involvement. CONCLUSIONS All these results demonstrate the utility of our approach in elucidating the pathogenesis and in identifying novel biomarkers for autoimmune diseases in the future.
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- Linlin Cheng
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, No. 38, Life Science Park Road Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, No. 38, Life Science Park Road Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, No. 38, Life Science Park Road Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, No. 38, Life Science Park Road Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Liu C, Guan T, Lai Y, Zhu J, Kuang J, Shen Y. ATP-sensitive potassium channels gene polymorphism rs1799858 affects the risk of macro-/micro-vascular arteriosclerotic event in patients with increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Lipids Health Dis 2020; 19:147. [PMID: 32576189 PMCID: PMC7313205 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-020-01315-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Plasma concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is causally related to the risk of arteriosclerotic events. Whether ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) genetic variants predict increased LDL-C concentration (≥1.8 mmol/L) and risk of macro-/micro-vascular arteriosclerotic event remain elusive. Methods A total of 320 subjects with increased LDL-C concentration (≥1.8 mmol/L) and 320 counterpart subjects (< 1.8 mmol/L) from the South China were enrolled in this study. Three KATP polymorphisms (rs1799858, rs4148671 and rs78148713) were genotyped by the Sequenom MassARRAY system. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association of the 3 KATP variants with increased LDL-C concentration and carotid artery stenosis (CAS) ≥50%. Two-way ANOVA was used to analyze the association of the 3 KATP variants with microalbumin in urine (MAU) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (HsCRP) levels. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to retrospectively analyse the association of the optimal variant with the risk of new onset/recurrent acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Results Among the 3 studied KATP gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), only rs1799858 (TT + CT genotype) was associated with elevated risk of LDL-C ≥ 1.8 mmol/L (adjusted OR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.31–3.85, P = 0.003) and CAS ≥50% (adjusted OR = 2.80, 95% CI: 1.12–6.98, P = 0.028). KATP SNP rs1799858 was also associated with increased MAU (P = 0.013) and HsCRP (P = 0.027) levels. The follow-up for an average of 51.1-months revealed that participants carrying the T-allele (TT + CT) of rs1799858 was associated with high risk of new onset/recurrent AMI (adjusted HR = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.06–7.94, P = 0.038). Conclusion The KATP SNP rs1799858 may be an optimal genetic predisposition marker for increased LDL-C concentration (≥1.8 mmol/L) and its related macro-/micro-vascular arteriosclerotic event risk. The KATP variant rs1799858 was associated with higher risk of macro-/micro-vascular arteriosclerotic events in patients with elevated serum LDL-C levels.
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- Cheng Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, 1 Panfu road, Guangzhou, 510180, China. .,Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, 1 Panfu road, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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