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Florek K, Kübler M, Górka M, Kübler P. New Modifiable Risk Factors Influencing Coronary Artery Disease Severity. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7766. [PMID: 39063008 PMCID: PMC11276953 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147766] [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: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death worldwide with coronary artery disease (CAD) being the first culprit in this group. In terms of CAD, not only its presence but also its severity plays a role in the patient's treatment and prognosis. CAD complexity can be assessed with the indicator named the SYNTAX score (SS). A higher SS is associated with major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) occurrence in short- and long-term observations. Hence, the risk factors affecting CAD severity based on SS results may help lower the risk among patients with already developed CAD to reduce their impact on coronary atherosclerosis progression. The well-established risk factors of CAD are consistent with those associated with the coronary plaque burden. However, recently, it was shown that new indicators exist, which we present in this paper, that significantly contribute to CAD complexity such as inflammatory parameters, C-reactive protein (CRP), ratios based on blood smear results, and uric acid. Moreover, microbiota alteration, vitamin D deficiency, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also predicted CAD severity. However, sometimes, certain indicators were revealed as significant only in terms of chronic coronary syndromes (CCSs) or specific acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). Importantly, there is a need to apply the interdisciplinary and translational approach to the novel CAD severity risk assessment to maximize the impact of secondary prevention among patients at risk of coronary atherosclerosis progression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kamila Florek
- Student Scientific Group of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Student Scientific Group of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Student Scientific Group of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, University Hospital, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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Shahsanaei F, Abbaszadeh S, Behrooj S, Rahimi Petrudi N, Ramezani B. The value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting severity of coronary involvement and long-term outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Egypt Heart J 2024; 76:39. [PMID: 38546902 PMCID: PMC10978563 DOI: 10.1186/s43044-024-00469-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The value of counting inflammatory cells and especially their counting ratio in predicting adverse clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing revascularization has been shown, but the results of studies have been very diverse and paradoxical. The aim of the current study was to systematically review the studies that investigated the role of increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS Data abstraction was independently performed by both un-blinded reviewers on deeply assessing Medline, Web of Knowledge, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and using the relevant keywords. The risk of bias for each study was assessed using the criteria outlined in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the QUADAS-2 tool. Statistical analysis was performed using the Stata software. Overall, 14 articles published between 2010 and 2021 were eligible for the final analysis. RESULTS A total of 20,846 ACS patients undergoing PCI were included. Higher values of NLR were associated with higher numbers of involved coronaries (RR: 1.175, 95%CI 1.021-1.353, P = 0.024). Increasing the value of NLR was associated with a 3.4 times increase in long-term death (RR: 3.424, 95%CI 2.325-5.025, P = 0.001). Similarly, higher values of NLR were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of long-term MACE (RR: 2.604, 95%CI 1.736-3.906, P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS NLR has a high value in predicting both the severity of coronary artery involvement and long-term adverse clinical outcomes following the PCI procedure.
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- Farzad Shahsanaei
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Mangalesh S, Dudani S, Mahesh NK. Development of a Novel Inflammatory Index to Predict Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Angiology 2024; 75:231-239. [PMID: 36629740 DOI: 10.1177/00033197231151564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) have previously demonstrated predictive value in coronary artery disease (CAD). We developed on an expanded, novel systemic immune-inflammation response index (SIIRI), calculated as peripheral neutrophil × monocyte × platelet ÷ lymphocyte count. We assessed 240 patients with an acute coronary syndrome that subsequently underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. CAD severity was measured using the SYNTAX score. Laboratory measurements, including cell counts, were obtained on admission. On multivariate analysis, the SIIRI was an independent predictor of severe CAD with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.666 [1.376-2.017] per 105-unit increase. The SIIRI had the highest area under the receiver operator curve of .771 [.709-.833] compared to the SII, SIRI neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-lymphocyte ratio. The optimal cut-off for SIIRI was 4.3 × 105, with sensitivity = 69.9% and specificity = 75.8%. Increment in model performance resulting from adding SIIRI versus other inflammatory indices was assessed using discrimination, calibration, and goodness-of-fit measures. When added to a baseline model, the SIIRI resulted in a significant increase in the c-statistic and significant net reclassification index (.808, P < .0001) and integrated discrimination index (.129, P < .0001), and a decrease in Akaike and Bayesian information criteria.
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- Sridhar Mangalesh
- Department of Medicine, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Cetinkaya Z, Kelesoglu S, Tuncay A, Yilmaz Y, Karaca Y, Karasu M, Secen O, Cinar A, Harman M, Sahin S, Akin Y, Yavcin O. The Role of Pan-Immune-Inflammation Value in Determining the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in NSTEMI Patients. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1295. [PMID: 38592192 PMCID: PMC10931938 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Even though medication and interventional therapy have improved the death rate for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients, these patients still have a substantial residual risk of cardiovascular events. Early identification of high-risk individuals is critical for improving prognosis, especially in this patient group. The focus of recent research has switched to finding new related indicators that can help distinguish high-risk patients. For this purpose, we examined the relationship between the pan-immune-inflammation value (PIV) and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) defined by the SYNTAX score (SxS) in NSTEMI patients. METHODS Based on the SxS, CAD patients were split into three groups. To evaluate the risk variables of CAD, multivariate logistic analysis was employed. RESULTS The PIV (odds ratio: 1.003; 95% CI: 1.001-1.005; p = 0.005) was found to be an independent predictor of a high SxS in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. Additionally, there was a positive association between the PIV and SxS (r: 0.68; p < 0.001). The PIV predicted the severe coronary lesion in the receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis with a sensitivity of 91% and specificity of 81.1%, using an appropriate cutoff value of 568.2. CONCLUSIONS In patients with non-STEMI, the PIV, a cheap and easily measured laboratory variable, was substantially correlated with a high SxS and the severity of CAD.
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- Zeki Cetinkaya
- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri 38100, Turkey; (Y.Y.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri 38100, Turkey; (Y.Y.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazıg 23119, Turkey;
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- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Elazıg Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazıg 23280, Turkey; (Z.C.); (Y.K.); (M.K.); (O.S.); (S.S.); (Y.A.); (O.Y.)
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Demir ÖF, Balyimez AD. The Relationship between Acute-to-Chronic Glycemic Ratio and SYNTAX Score in Diabetic Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Int J Angiol 2024; 33:15-21. [PMID: 38352641 PMCID: PMC10861295 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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A new index called the acute-to-chronic (A/C) glycemic ratio has been proposed to better represent the true acute glycemic rise in people with acute disease. However, there has been no previous study investigating the relationship between A/C glycemic ratio and SYNTAX score in patients with diabetic acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of A/C glycemic ratio in predicting coronary artery disease severity and SYNTAX score in diabetic patients presenting with ACS. The study included 131 consecutive patients hospitalized for ACS in our hospital, previously diagnosed with diabetes and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. The relationship between A/C glycemic ratio and SYNTAX score calculated at the time of admission was determined in univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses. The sample size was divided into three parts (T1, T2, and T3) according to the admission blood glucose (ABG)/estimated average glucose (eAG) ratio. When ABG/eAG and SYNTAX scores were compared, there was no significant difference between the T1 and T2 groups, but a significant increase was found in the T3 group compared with the other two groups (T1: 14.26, T2: 14.77, T3: 24.41; p < 0.001). When multivariate modeling was performed with the two or three most relevant variables (age, estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR], and ABG/eAG ratio), the upper tertile of the ABG/eAG variable was correlated with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis and higher SYNTAX score. This study shows that there is a significant relationship between higher ABG/eAG ratio and higher SYNTAX score in diabetic patients presenting with ACS.
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- Ömer Furkan Demir
- Department of Cardiology, Bursa Postgraduate Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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Sun M, Zhu S, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Yan K, Li X, Wang X, He C, Ding C, Chen Y, Sun Z, Hu S. Effect of inflammation on association between cancer and coronary artery disease. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:72. [PMID: 38267838 PMCID: PMC10809766 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03613-0] [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: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer and coronary artery disease (CAD) is reported to often co-exist in same individuals, however, whether cancer is directly associated with anatomical severity of CAD is rarely studied. The present study aimed to observe the relationship between newly diagnosed cancer and anatomical severity of CAD, moreover, to investigate effect of inflammation on the relationship of cancer with CAD. METHODS 374 patients with newly diagnosed cancer who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) were enrolled. Through 1:3 propensity score matching (PSM) to cancer patients based on the age and gender among 51,106 non-cancer patients who underwent CAG, 1122 non-cancer patients were selected as control patients. Anatomical severity of CAD was assessed using SYNTAX score (SXscore) based on coronary angiographic image. SXscore ≤ 22 (highest quartile) was defined as SX-low, and SXscore > 22 as SX-high. The ratio of neutrophil to lymphocyte count (NLR) was used to describe inflammation level. Association between cancer and the anatomical severity of CAD was investigated using logistic regression. RESULTS Univariate logistic regression analysis showed a correlation between cancer and anatomical severity of CAD (OR: 1.419, 95% CI: 1.083-1.859; P = 0.011). Cancer was associated with increased risk of SX-high after adjusted for common risk factors of CAD (OR: 1.598, 95% CI: 1.172-2.179, P = 0.003). Significant association between cancer and SX-high was revealed among patients with high inflammation (OR: 1.656, 95% CI: 1.099-2.497, P = 0.016), but not among patients with low inflammation (OR: 1.530, 95% CI: 0.973-2.498, P = 0.089). CONCLUSIONS Cancer was associated with severity of CAD, however, the association between the two diseases was significant among patients with high inflammation rather than among patients with low inflammation.
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- Mingzhuang Sun
- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
- Cardiac Department, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Cardiac Department, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Cardiac Department, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, #28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Wang QC, Wang ZY. Comparative analysis of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and remnant cholesterol in predicting cardiovascular events and mortality in general adult population. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22362. [PMID: 38102174 PMCID: PMC10724289 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49403-8] [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: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and Remnant Cholesterol (Remnant-C) in relation to cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in the general population. A population-based study. We conducted a retrospective cohort study analyzing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning the years of 2011-2018, with follow-up for mortality status until December 31, 2019. Kaplan‒Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to evaluate the associations between NLR, Remnant-C, and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality. Overall, 9409 individuals with both complete blood count and blood lipids were included in the analysis. Baseline NLR and Remnant-C were calculated. During the follow-up (median, 59.3 months), 177 cardiovascular events and 561 all-cause mortality occurred. In fully adjusted model, people with NLR > 2.26 were significantly associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events (HR 2.14, 95% CI 1.30-3.52, P < 0.001) and all-cause mortality (HR 1.66, 95% CI 1.30-2.12, P < 0.001). NLR exhibited a positive correlation with Remnant-C (r = 0.04, P < 0.001). Elevated NLR levels shown stronger association with cardiovascular events (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.14-2.28, P < 0.001) compared with Remnant-C (HR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00-1.04, P = 0.020). Our findings suggest that NLR and Remnant-C are potential predictive markers for cardiovascular events in the general population. We observed a correlation between NLR and Remnant-C, and high NLR levels demonstrate a stronger association with the prediction of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality compared with Remnant-C.
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- Qian-Chen Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Renmin Road 139, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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Tudurachi BS, Anghel L, Tudurachi A, Sascău RA, Stătescu C. Assessment of Inflammatory Hematological Ratios (NLR, PLR, MLR, LMR and Monocyte/HDL-Cholesterol Ratio) in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Particularities in Young Patients. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14378. [PMID: 37762680 PMCID: PMC10531986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease, particularly coronary artery disease (CAD), remains a predominant cause of mortality globally. Factors such as atherosclerosis and inflammation play significant roles in the pathogenesis of CAD. The nexus between inflammation and CAD is underscored by the role of immune cells, such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. These cells orchestrate the inflammatory process, a core component in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. The activation of these pathways and the subsequent lipid, fibrous element, and calcification accumulation can result in vessel narrowing. Hematological parameters derived from routine blood tests offer insights into the underlying inflammatory state. Recent studies have highlighted the potential of inflammatory hematological ratios, such as the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte ratio, monocyte/lymphocyte ratio and lymphocyte/monocyte ratio. These parameters are not only accessible and cost-effective but also mirror the degree of systemic inflammation. Several studies have indicated a correlation between these markers and the severity, prognosis, and presence of CAD. Despite the burgeoning interest in the relationship between inflammatory markers and CAD, there remains a paucity of data exploring these parameters in young patients with acute myocardial infarction. Such data could offer valuable insights into the unique pathophysiology of early-onset CAD and improve risk assessment and predictive strategies.
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- Bogdan-Sorin Tudurachi
- Internal Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania; (B.-S.T.); (R.A.S.); (C.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania;
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- Internal Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania; (B.-S.T.); (R.A.S.); (C.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania;
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania;
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- Internal Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania; (B.-S.T.); (R.A.S.); (C.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania;
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- Internal Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania; (B.-S.T.); (R.A.S.); (C.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania;
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Jalbani J, Bhatti KI, Sallar MT, Baig AM, Tariq P, Ahmed F, Ammar A, Kumar V. The Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and its Common Clinical Outcomes Among Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Saudi Heart Assoc 2023; 35:177-182. [PMID: 37554145 PMCID: PMC10405906 DOI: 10.37616/2212-5043.1340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the admission neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for risk stratification for in-hospital outcomes and complications in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (non-ST-ACS) patients. METHODS We recruited consecutive patients with non-ST-ACS. The NLR was obtained and stratified as low, intermediate, and high-risk based on <3.0, 3.0-6.0, and >6.0, respectively. The new ST-T changes, arrhythmias, contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), and mortality were recorded. RESULTS Median NLR was 3 [2.1-5.3] for 346 patients with 19.9% and 30.6% in high- and intermediate-risk group. New ST-T changes were observed in 3.5% (12) out of which 8, 3, and 1 patient in low, intermediate, and high-risk group (p = 0.424), respectively. Arrhythmias were observed in 5.8% (20) with 7, 5, and 8 patients in low, intermediate, and high-risk group (p = 0.067), respectively. CIN was observed in 4.9% (17) with 5, 5, and 7 in low, intermediate, and high-risk group (p = 0.064), respectively. In-hospital mortality was recorded in 1.4% (5) with 2 and 3 patients in high and low-risk group (p = 0.260), respectively. CONCLUSION A significant number of non-ST-ACS patients fall in the high-risk category of NLR. Although, the association between NLR and in-hospital mortality and adverse events was not statistically significant but relatively higher rates of events were observed in high risk group.
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- Javed Jalbani
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi,
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White Blood Cell and Platelet Counts Are Not Suitable as Biomarkers in the Differential Diagnostics of Dementia. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12111424. [DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12111424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Apart from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), no biomarkers for the differential diagnosis of dementia have been established to date. Inflammatory processes contribute to the pathogenesis of dementia subtypes, e.g., AD or frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In the context of cancer or cardiovascular diseases, white blood cell (WBC) populations and platelet counts, as well as C-reactive protein (CRP), have emerged as biomarkers. Their clinical relevance in dementia, however, is currently only insufficiently investigated. In the present study, hematological and inflammatory parameters were measured in the peripheral blood of 97 patients admitted to the gerontopsychiatric ward of Hannover Medical School, a university hospital in Germany, for dementia assessment. The study population comprised 20 non-demented, depressed patients (control group) and 77 demented patients who were assigned to five different groups based on their underlying dementia etiology: AD, n = 33; vascular dementia, n = 12; mixed dementia, n = 21; FTD, n = 5; and Korsakoff syndrome, n = 6. We observed neither statistically significant differences regarding total WBC populations, platelet counts, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, nor CRP levels between the control group and the five dementia groups. CRP levels tended to be higher in patients with Korsakoff syndrome than in the control group and in AD patients. Thus, CRP could possibly play a role in the differential diagnosis of dementia. This should be investigated further in future prospective studies with larger sample sizes. WBC and platelet counts, by contrast, do not appear to be suitable biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of dementia.
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Not Associated with Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Is Not Correlated with Vitamin D Level in Patients with a History of an Acute Coronary Syndrome. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11071001. [PMID: 36101382 PMCID: PMC9311593 DOI: 10.3390/biology11071001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of death worldwide, has an underlying cause in atherosclerosis. The activity of this inflammatory process can be measured with neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). The anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties of vitamin D affect many mechanisms involved in CAD. In this study, we investigated the association between NLR, vitamin D concentration, and severity of CAD in a group of patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI). NLR was higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in comparison to those with stable CAD (median: 2.8, range: 0.96−24.3 vs. median: 2.3, range: 0.03−31.6; p < 0.05). No associations between NLR and severity of CAD (p = 0.14) in the cohort and in the subgroups with stable CAD (p = 0.40) and ACS (p = 0.34) were observed. We found no correlation between vitamin D level and NLR neither in the whole study group (p = 0.29) nor in subgroups of patients with stable CAD (p = 0.84) and ACS (p = 0.30). NLR could be used as prognostic biomarker of consecutive MI in patients with CAD and a history of MI.
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Ukil Isildak F, Yavuz Y. The role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting mortality after bidirectional Glenn procedure. Cardiol Young 2022; 32:1-7. [PMID: 35491699 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122001457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This study aimed to address the role of various inflammation-related blood indices for the assessment of in-hospital outcomes in subjects undergoing Glenn procedure. Subjects who underwent the Glenn procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome were analysed retrospectively. Subjects were divided into two groups: Group 1 consisted of 78 patients who were discharged, and Group 2 included 12 patients who died after surgery. Post-operative third-day neutrophil count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio value were significantly higher in the exitus group compared to the discharged group (p = 0.006 and p = 0.003, respectively). Third-day neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was positively correlated with duration of intubation (r = 0.253, p = 0.018), length of stay in ICU (r = 0.296, p = 0.006) and length of hospital stay (r = 0.297, p = 0.005). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that patients with high third-day neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (≥6) had 14.227-fold higher risk of death compared to those with lower values. In addition, higher pulmonary arterial pressure was associated with increased risk of death. Receiver operating characteristics analysis revealed that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio had 66.67% sensitivity, 84% specificity, 81.61% accuracy, 40.00% positive predictive value and 94.03% negative predictive value with a cut-off point of ≥6 to predict mortality. Third-day neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and increased post-operative pulmonary arterial pressure are significant predictors for in-hospital mortality in Glenn procedure recipients. A cut-off value of ≥6 for third-day neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts mortality with 66.67% sensitivity and 84% specificity. Given its simplicity and availability, post-operative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio should be monitored on a daily basis to identify patients with high risk for mortality after Glenn procedure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fatma Ukil Isildak
- Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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