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Dolapoglu A, Avci E. Relationship between pan-immune- inflammation value and in major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in stable coronary artery disease patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg 2024; 19:241. [PMID: 38632613 PMCID: PMC11022406 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-02691-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association of pan-immune-inflammation value (PIV) with major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in stable coronary artery disease patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from 527 patients who underwent on-pump CABG surgery for stable coronary artery disease between June 2015 and December 2020. Patients were categorized into two groups based on MACCE development. PIV levels were calculated from blood samples taken on admission. PIV was calculated as [neutrophil count (×103/µL)×platelet count (×103/µL))×monocyte count (×103/µL)]/lymphocyte count (×103/µL). The primary endpoint was long-term major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) at a median follow-up of 4.6 years. RESULTS Of the included patients, 103 (19.5%) developed MACCE. PIV was higher in patients with MACCE compared to those without (470.8 [295.3-606.8] vs. 269.8 [184.3-386.4], p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed a significant positive association between PIV and MACCE (HR: 1.326, 95%CI:1.212-1452, p < 0.001). The cut-off value for the PIV in the estimation of MACCE was 368.28 ( AUC: 0.726 with 69% sensitivity, 71% specificity, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This study shows a significant link between high PIV levels and MACCE in stable coronary artery disease patients undergoing on-pump CABG surgery. Our findings suggest that PIV may be a valuable, routinely available, and inexpensive marker for identifying patients at increased risk of MACCE.
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- Ahmet Dolapoglu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
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- Department of Cardiology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey
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Jian B, Liu H, Zhang Y, Li G, Yang S, Fu G, Huang S, Huang Y, Zhou Z, Wu Z, Liang M. Postoperative Dipping Patterns of Mean Arterial Pressure and Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2024; 17:287-297. [PMID: 38196010 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-023-10475-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Blood pressure dipping patterns have long been considered to be associated with adverse events. We aimed to investigate whether dipping patterns of postoperative MAP were related to 90-day and hospital mortality in patients undergoing CABG. Four thousand three hundred ninety-one patients were classified into extreme dippers (night-to-day ratio of MAP ≤ 0.8), dippers (0.8 < night-to-day ratio of MAP ≤ 0.9), non-dippers (0.9 < night-to-day ratio of MAP ≤ 1), and reverse dippers (> 1). Compared with non-dippers, reverse dippers were at a higher risk of 90-day mortality (aHR = 1.58; 95% CI, 1.10-2.27) and hospital mortality (aOR = 1.97; 95% CI, 1.12-3.47). A significant interaction was observed between hypertension and dipping patterns (P for interaction = 0.02), with a significant increased risk of 90-day mortality in non-hypertensive reverse dippers (aHR = 1.90; 95% CI, 1.17-3.07) but not in hypertensive reverse dippers (aHR = 1.26; 95% CI, 0.73-2.19).
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- Bohao Jian
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Cho JS, Cho YJ, Shim JK, Jeon Y, Lee S, Choi HW, Kwak YL. Risk stratification model integrating nutritional and inflammatory factors for predicting 1-year mortality after valvular heart surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg 2024; 110:287-295. [PMID: 37800574 PMCID: PMC10793763 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Existing risk-scoring systems for cardiac surgery include only standard preoperative factors without considering nutritional and inflammatory status or intraoperative factors. The objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive prediction model for mortality incorporating nutritional, inflammatory, and perioperative factors in patients undergoing valvular heart surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective review of 2046 patients who underwent valvular heart surgery, Cox and LASSO regression analyses were performed to identify independent prognostic factors for 1-year postoperative mortality among various perioperative factors known to affect prognosis, including objective nutritional and inflammatory indices. A novel nomogram model incorporating selected prognostic factors was developed, and its discrimination ability was evaluated using the C-index. The model was validated in internal and external cohorts. RESULTS The 1-year mortality rate after valvular heart surgery was 5.1% (105 of 2046 patients) and was significantly associated with several preoperative objective inflammatory and nutritional indices. Cox and LASSO analyses identified the following five independent prognostic factors for mortality: monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (an objective inflammatory index), EuroSCORE II, Controlling Nutritional Status score, cardiopulmonary bypass time, and number of erythrocyte units transfused intraoperatively. The nomogram model incorporating these five factors had a C-index of 0.834 (95% CI: 0.791-0.877), which was higher than that of EuroSCORE II alone (0.744, 95% CI: 0.697-0.791) ( P <0.001). The nomogram achieved good discrimination ability, with C-indices of 0.836 (95% CI: 0.790-0.878) and 0.727 (95% CI: 0.651-0.803) in the internal and external validation cohorts, respectively, and showed well-fitted calibration curves. CONCLUSIONS A nomogram model incorporating five inflammatory, nutritional, and perioperative factors, as well as EuroSCORE II, was a better predictor of 1-year mortality after valvular heart surgery than EuroSCORE II alone, with good discrimination and calibration power for predicting mortality in both internal and external validation cohorts.
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- Jin Sun Cho
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Anaesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Anaesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Anaesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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Saad H, Soliman HA, Mahmoud B, Moneim AA, Zaky MY. The Pathogenic Role of Oxidative Stress, Cytokine Expression, and Impaired Hematological Indices in Diabetic Cardiovascular Diseases. Inflammation 2023; 46:146-160. [PMID: 35997998 PMCID: PMC9971070 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-022-01718-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A simultaneous increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), has contributed to the escalation of CVD related mortalities. To date, oxidative stress and inflammation are increasingly recognized as significant drivers of cardiovascular complications in patients with diabetes. Therefore, this study aims to explore the correlation between oxidative stress, inflammation, and hematological indices in diabetic patients with CVDs. Patients were allocated into five groups: healthy controls; nondiabetic patients with myocardial infarction; diabetic patients with myocardial infarction; nondiabetic patients with heart failure; and diabetic patients with heart failure. The results revealed that the malondialdehyde levels were increased; whereas superoxide dismutase enzyme activities were markedly reduced in all CVD groups compared with those of healthy controls. Although the mRNA expression levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-18, and IL-38 were significantly increased, those of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-35, have been reduced in all CVD groups compared with healthy controls. Regarding hematological indices, hematocrit, red blood cell distribution width, mean platelet (PLT) volume, plateletcrit, PLT distribution width, leukocyte count, and PLT-to-lymphocyte and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios were markedly increased in the diabetic and nondiabetic CVD groups compared with those of the healthy controls. Oxidative stress and cytokine biomarkers may play a significant role in the complications of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Moreover, hematological indices are particularly sensitive to systemic inflammatory changes and are novel markers for the early detection of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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- Howaida Saad
- Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Molecular Physiology Division, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Salah Salem St, Beni-Suef, 62511 Egypt
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- Molecular Physiology Division, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Salah Salem St, Beni-Suef, 62511 Egypt
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Zhu J, Cheng X, Li Y, Bai L, Su Z. Low lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio relates to high 1-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck facture. J Orthop Surg Res 2022; 17:512. [PMID: 36434736 PMCID: PMC9700922 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-022-03406-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein (CRP) ratio (LCR) is a novel biomarker for predicting poor prognosis in many diseases. This study aims to analyze the association between preoperative LCR and 1-year mortality in elderly patients with displaced FNF undergoing hemiarthroplasty. METHODS Between May 2017 and May 2019, a retrospective study including 364 elderly patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty for displaced FNF was performed. LCR was defined as the ratio of preoperative lymphocyte count to CRP level. The optimal cutoff value of LCR was determined by receiver operating characteristic curve, and all patients were categorized into low-LCR group and high-LCR group accordingly. The relationship between LCR and 1-year mortality was evaluated by using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis. Furthermore, the complications within 30 days after surgery, length of hospital stay, and perioperative red blood cell transfusion were also analyzed stratified by LCR. RESULTS A total of 47 patients (12.9%) died within 1-year follow-up after surgery. The optimal cutoff value for LCR was 30,560 (specificity 76.6% and sensitivity 63.4%). Low-LCR (≤ 30,560) group had a higher mortality rate than high-LCR group (23.53% vs. 5.21%, P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, low LCR, hypoalbuminemia, and Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 6 were identified as independent predictors for 1-year mortality. Moreover, low level of LCR was associated with high rate of total complications (19.6% vs. 11.4%, P = 0.029), perioperative transfusions (37.9% vs. 27.0%, P = 0.027), and longer hospital stay (7.84 ± 2.40 vs. 7.30 ± 2.32, P = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS The low level of preoperative LCR can effectively predict 1-year mortality and 30-day total complications after surgery in elderly patients with displaced FNF undergoing hemiarthroplasty.
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- Jian Zhu
- grid.470966.aDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Science, No. 99, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, 030032 Shanxi Province China
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- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051 China
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- grid.452209.80000 0004 1799 0194Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051 China
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- grid.470966.aDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Science, No. 99, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, 030032 Shanxi Province China
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- grid.470966.aDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Science, No. 99, Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, 030032 Shanxi Province China
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Xie T, Xin Q, Zhang X, Tong Y, Ren H, Liu C, Zhang J. Construction and validation of a nomogram for predicting survival in elderly patients with cardiac surgery. Front Public Health 2022; 10:972797. [PMID: 36339155 PMCID: PMC9626768 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.972797] [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: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background In recent years, the number of elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery has rapidly increased and is associated with poor outcomes. However, there is still a lack of adequate models for predicting the risk of death after cardiac surgery in elderly patients. This study sought to identify independent risk factors for 1-year all-cause mortality in elderly patients after cardiac surgery and to develop a predictive model. Methods A total of 3,752 elderly patients with cardiac surgery were enrolled from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) dataset and randomly divided into training and validation sets. The primary outcome was the all-cause mortality at 1 year. The Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was used to decrease data dimensionality and select features. Multivariate logistic regression was used to establish the prediction model. The concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to measure the predictive performance of the nomogram. Results Our results demonstrated that age, sex, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), respiratory rate (RR), creatinine, glucose, and RBC transfusion (red blood cell) were independent factors for elderly patient mortality after cardiac surgery. The C-index of the training and validation sets was 0.744 (95%CI: 0.707-0.781) and 0.751 (95%CI: 0.709-0.794), respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) and decision curve analysis (DCA) results substantiated that the nomogram yielded an excellent performance predicting the 1-year all-cause mortality after cardiac surgery. Conclusions We developed a novel nomogram model for predicting the 1-year all-cause mortality for elderly patients after cardiac surgery, which could be an effective and useful clinical tool for clinicians for tailored therapy and prognosis prediction.
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- Tonghui Xie
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China,*Correspondence: Hong Ren
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China,Chang Liu
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China,Department of Surgical ICU (SICU), The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China,Jingyao Zhang
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Zeng Y, Zhao Y, Dai S, Liu Y, Zhang R, Yan H, Zhao M, Wang Y. Impact of lactate dehydrogenase on prognosis of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:404. [PMID: 36088306 PMCID: PMC9463775 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02848-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) has been reported in multiple heart diseases. Herein, we explored the prognostic effects of preoperative LDH on adverse outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Methods Retrospective data analysis was conducted from two large medical databases: Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC) III and MIMIC IV databases. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, whereas the secondary outcomes were 1-year mortality, continuous renal replacement therapy, prolonged ventilation, and prolonged length of intensive care unit and hospital stay. Results Patients with a primary endpoint had significantly higher levels of LDH (p < 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis presented that elevated LDH was independently correlated with increased risk of primary and secondary endpoints (all p < 0.001). Subgroup analyses showed that high LDH was consistently associated with primary endpoint. Moreover, LDH exhibited the highest area under the curve (0.768) for the prediction of primary endpoint compared to the other indicators, including neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet–lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lactate, and simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II. The above results were further confirmed in the MIMIC IV dataset. Conclusions Elevated preoperative LDH may be a robust predictor of poor prognosis in cardiac surgery patients, and its predictive ability is superior to NLR, LMR, PLR, lactate, and SAPS II. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12872-022-02848-7.
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The Prognostic Significance of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Monocyte to Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR) and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) on Long-Term Survival in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) Procedures. BIOLOGY 2021; 11:biology11010034. [PMID: 35053032 PMCID: PMC8772913 DOI: 10.3390/biology11010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases, apart from commonly known risk factors, are related to inflammation. There are several simple novel markers proposed to present the relation between inflammatory reactions activation and atherosclerotic changes. They are easily available from whole blood count and include neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and platelets to lymphocyte ratio (PLR). The RDW results were excluded from the analysis. METHOD AND RESULTS The study based on retrospective single-centre analysis of 682 consecutive patients (131 (19%) females and 551 (81%) males) with median age of 66 years (60-71) who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) procedure. During the median 5.3 +/- 1.9 years follow-up, there was a 87% cumulative survival rate. The laboratory parameters including preoperative MLR > 0.2 (HR 2.46, 95% CI 1.33-4.55, p = 0.004) and postoperative NLR > 3.5 (HR 1.75, 95% CI 1.09-2.79, p = 0.019) were found significant for long-term mortality prediction in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION Hematological indices NLR and MLR can be regarded as significant predictors of all-cause long-term mortality after OPCAB revascularization. Multivariable analysis revealed preoperative values of MLR > 0.2 and postoperative values of NLR > 3.5 as simple, reliable factors which may be applied into clinical practice for meticulous postoperative monitoring of patients in higher risk of worse prognosis.
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Prognostic Score System Using Preoperative Inflammatory, Nutritional and Tumor Markers to Predict Prognosis for Gastric Cancer: A Two-Center Cohort Study. Adv Ther 2021; 38:4917-4934. [PMID: 34379305 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-01870-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Our study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of preoperative inflammatory, nutritional and tumor markers and develop an effective prognostic score system to predict the prognosis of GC patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 1587 consecutive GC patients who received curative gastrectomy from two medical centers. A novel prognostic score system was proposed based on independently preoperative markers associated with overall survival (OS) of GC patients. A nomogram based on prognostic score system was further established and validated internally and externally. RESULTS Based on multivariate analysis in the training set, a novel BLC (body mass index-lymphocyte-carbohydrate antigen 19-9) score system was proposed, which showed an effective predictability of OS in GC patients (log-rank P < 0.001). Moreover, receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that BLC had better performance in predicting OS than the traditional prognostic markers. The C-index of the BLC based-nomogram was 0.710 (95% CI 0.686-0.734), and the areas under ROC curves for predicting 3- and 5-year OS were 0.781 (95% CI 0.750-0.813) and 0.755 (95% CI 0.723-0.786), respectively, which were higher than those of tumor node metastasis (TNM) staging system alone. The calibration curve for probability of 3- and 5-year OS rate showed a good fitting effect between prediction by nomogram and actual observation. Verification in the internal and external validation sets showed results consistent with those in the training set. CONCLUSIONS The BLC combining inflammatory, nutritional and tumor markers was an independent prognostic predictor for GC patients, and the nomogram based on BLC could accurately predict the personalized survival of patients with GC.
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