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Li YD, Ren ZJ, Gou YQ, Wei-Tan, Liu C, Gao L. Development and validation of a model for predicting the risk of prostate cancer. Int Urol Nephrol 2024; 56:973-980. [PMID: 37831385 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-023-03837-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abnormal hematologic parameters before patients undergoing prostate biopsy play a pivotal role in guiding the surgical management of prostate cancer (PCa) incidence. This study aims to establish the first nomogram for predicting PCa risk for better surgical management. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the data including basic information, preoperative hematologic parameters, and imaging examination of 540 consecutive patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy for elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in our medical center between 2017 and 2021. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the risk factors for PCa occurrence, and the nomogram was constructed to predict PCa occurrence. Finally, the data including 121 consecutive patients in 2022 were prospectively collected to further verify the results. RESULTS In retrospective analyses, univariate and multivariate logistic analyses identified that three variables including age, diabetes, and De Ritis ratio (aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase, AST/ALT) were determined to be significantly associated with PCa occurrence. A nomogram was constructed based on these variables for predicting the risk of PCa, and a satisfied predictive accuracy of the model was determined with a C-index of 0.765, supported by a prospective validation group with a C-index of 0.736. The Decision curve analysis showed promising clinical application. In addition, our results also showed that the De Ritis ratio was significantly correlated with the clinical stage of PCa patients, including T, N, and M stages, but insignificantly related to the Gleason score. CONCLUSIONS The increased De Ritis ratio was significantly associated with the risk and clinical stage of PCa and this nomogram with good discrimination could effectively improve individualized surgical management for patient underdoing prostate biopsy.
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- Ya-Dong Li
- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Sretenovic M, Lisicic N, Bulat P, Radisavcevic D, Bumbasirevic U, Cegar B, Milojevic IG, Grujicic SS, Milojevic B. Prognostic value of preoperative De Ritis ratio on oncological outcomes in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. J Surg Oncol 2024; 129:641-648. [PMID: 37974528 DOI: 10.1002/jso.27517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the prognostic value of De Ritis ratio on oncological outcomes in patients suffering from urothelial bladder cancer and undergoing radical cystectomy (RC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Analytical cohort comprised a single-center series of 367 patients treated between January 2015 and December 2018. Patients were classified into two groups based on De Ritis ratio (<1.3 [normal] vs. ≥1.3 [high]). Along with the Kaplan-Meier survival probability, cox proportional hazard regression models were used. RESULTS A total of 299 patients were included, 60.5% of them having a De Ritis ratio of <1.3% and 39.5% with a De Ritis ratio of ≥1.3. Preoperative increased De Ritis ratio was associated with age (p = 0.001), gender (p = 0.044), cancer-related death (p = 0.001), overall death (p = 0.001), and tumor stage (p = 0.001). Multivariate analysis implied that preoperative De Ritis ratio was a significant independent prognosticator of overall survival (HR 0.461; 95% CI 0.335-0.633; p < 0.001) and CSS (HR 0.454; 95% CI 0.330-0.623; p < 0.001). Only tumor stage (HR 1.953; 95% CI 1. 106-3.448; p = 0.021) was independently associated with recurrence-free survival (RFS). De Ritis ratio was not independently associated with RFS in multivariate analyses. During the follow up, a total of 198 (66.2%) patients died, including 173 (57.9%) from BC, 5-year CSS was 45.8%. CONCLUSIONS De Ritis ratio is an independent prognostic factor of cancer specific and overall survival in patients treated with RC for urothelial BC. RC patients may benefit from the use of the De Ritis ratio as a valid predictive biomarker.
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- Milan Sretenovic
- Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Center Of Nuclear Medicine, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Kim J, Lee HI, Kim IA, Lee JH, Cho J, Wee CW, Yoon HI. De Ritis ratio in elderly glioblastoma patients treated with chemoradiation: A comprehensive analysis of serum biomarkers. Neurooncol Adv 2024; 6:vdad173. [PMID: 38288092 PMCID: PMC10824161 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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Background We aimed to comprehensively investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment laboratory parameters in elderly patients with glioblastoma treated with temozolomide (TMZ)-based chemoradiation. Methods Patients aged ≥ 65 years from 4 institutions with newly diagnosed IDH-wild-type glioblastoma who received radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent TMZ between 2006 and 2021 were included. Patient factors (age, Karnofsky performance status (KPS), temporalis muscle thickness), molecular factors (MGMT promoter methylation, EGFR amplification, TERT promoter mutation, and TP53 mutation status), treatment factors (extent of resection, and RT dose), and pretreatment laboratory parameters (serum De Ritis ratio, glucose level, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet count, and systemic immune-inflammation index) were included in the analysis. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Results In total, 490 patients were included in the analysis. The median follow-up period was 12.3 months (range, 1.6-149.9 months). Median OS was significantly prolonged in patients with De Ritis ratio < 1.2 (18.2 vs 15.3 months, P = .022) and in patients with glucose level < 150 mg/dL (18.7 vs 16.5 months, P = .034) per univariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, KPS ≥ 70, MGMT promoter methylation, extent of resection greater than partial resection, De Ritis ratio < 1.2, and glucose level < 150 mg/dL were significant prognostic factors for improved OS. Conclusions Along with well-known prognostic factors, pre-RT serum biomarkers, including the De Ritis ratio and glucose level, also had prognostic value in elderly patients with glioblastoma treated with TMZ-based chemoradiation.
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- Jina Kim
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Radiation Oncology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Wetz C, Ruhwedel T, Schatka I, Grabowski J, Jann H, Metzger G, Galler M, Amthauer H, Rogasch JMM. Plasma Markers for Therapy Response Monitoring in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors Undergoing Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5717. [PMID: 38136263 PMCID: PMC10741556 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15245717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pretherapeutic chromogranin A, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), or De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase) are prognostic factors in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) undergoing peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). However, their value for intratherapeutic monitoring remains unclear. We evaluated if changes in plasma markers during PRRT can help identify patients with unfavorable outcomes. METHODS A monocentric retrospective analysis of 141 patients with NET undergoing PRRT with [177Lu]Lu-DOTATOC was conducted. Changes in laboratory parameters were calculated by dividing the values determined immediately before each cycle of PRRT by the pretherapeutic value. Patients with low vs. high PFS were compared with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. RESULTS Progression, relapse, or death after PRRT was observed in 103/141 patients. Patients with low PFS showed a significant relative ALP increase before the third (p = 0.014) and fourth (p = 0.039) cycles of PRRT. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed a median PFS of 24.3 months (95% CI, 20.7-27.8 months) in patients with decreasing ALP values (Δ > 10%) during treatment, 12.5 months (95% CI, 9.2-15.8 months) in patients with increasing ALP values (Δ > 10%), and 17.7 months (95% CI, 13.6-21.8 months) with stable ALP values (Δ ± 10%). CONCLUSIONS Based on these exploratory data, a rise in plasma ALP might indicate disease progression and should be interpreted cautiously during therapy.
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- Christoph Wetz
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
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- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (T.R.); (G.M.); (M.G.); (H.A.); (J.M.M.R.)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany;
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Gaal S, Huang K, Rogasch JMM, Jochens HV, De Santis M, Erber B, Amthauer H. Prognostic Value of the De Ritis Ratio for Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Undergoing [ 177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Radioligand Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4907. [PMID: 37894274 PMCID: PMC10605155 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15204907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The De Ritis ratio (=aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase) has shown prognostic value in different cancer types. This is the first such analysis in prostate cancer patients undergoing radioligand therapy (RLT) with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617. This retrospective monocentric analysis included 91 patients with a median of 3 RLT cycles (range 1-6) and median cumulative activity of 17.3 GBq. Univariable Cox regression regarding overall survival (OS) included age, different types of previous treatment, metastatic patterns and different laboratory parameters before RLT. Based on multivariable Cox regression, a prognostic score was derived. Seventy-two patients (79%) died (median follow-up in survivors: 19.8 months). A higher number of previous chemotherapy lines, the presence of liver metastases, brain metastases, a higher tumor load on PSMA-PET, a higher prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, lower red blood cell count, lower hemoglobin, higher neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and higher De Ritis ratio were associated with shorter OS (each p < 0.05). In multivariable Cox, a higher number of chemotherapy lines (range, 0-2; p = 0.036), brain metastases (p < 0.001), higher PSA (p = 0.004) and higher De Ritis ratio before RLT (hazard ratio, 1.27 per unit increase; p = 0.023) remained significant. This prognostic score separated five groups with a significantly different median OS ranging from 4.9 to 28.1 months (log-rank test, p < 0.001). If validated independently, the De Ritis ratio could enhance multifactorial models for OS after RLT.
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- Sebastian Gaal
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Praxen für Diagnostische und Therapeutische Nuklearmedizin, Düppelstr. 30, 12163 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Zhang W, Li M, Huang X, Zhang M, Yan G, Tang C. De Ritis Ratio is Associated with Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Prediction and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Emergency Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Angiology 2023:33197231190421. [PMID: 37470395 DOI: 10.1177/00033197231190421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) is a familiar complication following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The present study evaluated the predictive value of the De Ritis ratio for CA-AKI and its association with long-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing emergency PCI. Overall, 546 patients were included in this study. The De Ritis ratio was calculated by aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase activity. The De Ritis ratios in the CA-AKI patients were significantly higher than the non-CA-AKI patients [3.74 (2.32, 4.90) vs 1.61 (1.02, 2.53); P < .001]. The De Ritis ratio was an independent risk factor for CA-AKI [odds ratio, 2.243; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.823-2.759; P < .001]. The area under the ROC curve was .813 (95% CI, .763-.862; P < .001), and the sensitivity and specificity were 67.0% and 82.4%, respectively, when the optimum cut-off value was 2.97. Furthermore, patients in the high De Ritis ratio group (≥1.76) had a significantly greater incidence of primary endpoints [26.7% (73/273) vs 13.2% (36/273); P < .001], and the high De Ritis ratio was an independent predictor for primary endpoints (hazard ratio, 1.888, 95% CI, 1.235-2.887; P = .003). In conclusion, the De Ritis Ratio is associated with CA-AKI prediction and long-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing emergency PCI.
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- Wenkang Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Grob SR, Suter F, Katzke V, Rohrmann S. The Association between Liver Enzymes and Mortality Stratified by Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Analysis of NHANES III. Nutrients 2023; 15:3063. [PMID: 37447388 DOI: 10.3390/nu15133063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Associations between liver enzymes or De Ritis ratio (DRR; aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT)) and mortality stratified by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which have rarely been analyzed in previous studies, were investigated using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III (1988-1994). Participants without risk factors for liver diseases other than NAFLD were linked with National Death Index records through 2019 (n = 11,385) and divided into two cohorts with or without NAFLD, based on ultrasound examination. Liver enzyme concentrations were categorized into sex-specific deciles and subsequently grouped (AST and ALT: 1-3, 4-9, 10; gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT): 1-8, 9-10). DRR was categorized into tertiles. Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusted for confounders were fitted to estimate associations with mortality. Compared with low levels, high GGT and DRR in participants with and without NAFLD had significantly higher hazard ratios for all-cause mortality. Compared with intermediate concentrations, low ALT showed higher all-cause mortality in participants with and without NAFLD, whereas low AST had higher HR in participants without NAFLD and high AST in those with NAFLD. Mortality was associated with liver enzymes or DRR in participants both with and without NAFLD, indicating that the relationship is not mediated solely by hepatocellular damage.
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- Saskia Rita Grob
- Medical Faculty, University of Zurich, Pestalozzistrasse 3, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, DE-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
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Fu J, Du F, Tian T, Huang H, Zhang L, Li D, Liu Y, Zhang D, Gao L, Zheng T, Liu Y, Zhao Y. Development and validation of prognostic nomograms based on De Ritis ratio and clinicopathological features for patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:620. [PMID: 37400788 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11125-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Metabolic derangements and systemic inflammation are related to the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) and the prognoses of these patients. The survival of stage II and III CRC patients existed considerable heterogeneity highlighting the urgent need for new prediction models. This study aimed to develop and validate prognostic nomograms based on preoperative serum liver enzyme as well as evaluate the clinical utility. METHODS A total of 4014 stage II/III primary CRC patients pathologically diagnosed from January 2007 to December 2013 were included in this study. These patients were randomly divided into a training set (n = 2409) and a testing set (n = 1605). Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were used to select the independent factors for predicting overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of stage II/III CRC patients. Next, nomograms were constructed and validated to predict the OS and DFS of individual CRC patients. The clinical utility of nomograms, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM), and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) system was evaluated using time-dependent ROC and decision curve analyses. RESULTS Among seven preoperative serum liver enzyme markers, aspartate aminotransferase-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio (De Ritis ratio) was identified as an independent factor for predicting both OS and DFS of stage II/III CRC patients. The nomograms incorporated De Ritis ratio and significant clinicopathological features achieved good accuracy in terms of OS and DFS prediction, with C-index of 0.715 and 0.692, respectively. The calibration curve showed good agreement between prediction by nomogram and actual observation. The results of time-dependent ROC and decision curve analyses suggested that the nomograms had improved discrimination and greater clinical benefits compared with TNM and AJCC staging. CONCLUSIONS De Ritis ratio was an independent predictor in predicting both the OS and DFS of patients with stage II/III CRC. Nomograms based on De Ritis ratio and clinicopathological features showed better clinical utility, which is expected to help clinicians develop appropriate individual treatment strategies for patients with stage II /III CRC.
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- Jinming Fu
- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, 150 Haping Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, 150 Haping Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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Güvendi Şengör B, Yılmaz C, Zehir R. A High De Ritis Ratio Predicts Poor Myocardial Reperfusion in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Angiology 2023:33197231187072. [PMID: 37377080 DOI: 10.1177/00033197231187072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Successful reperfusion of myocardial tissue is the goal of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to investigate the association between the De Ritis ratio (AST/ALT) and myocardial reperfusion in patients with STEMI who underwent pPCI. We retrospectively investigated 1236 consecutive patients who were hospitalized for STEMI and underwent pPCI. ST-segment resolution (STR) was defined as the return of the deviated ST-segment to baseline; poor myocardial reperfusion was defined as <70% STR. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the median De Ritis ratio (.921); 618 patients (50%) were assigned to the De Ritis low group while 618 patients (50%) were assigned to the De Ritis high group. Stent size, neutrophil-to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and the De Ritis ratio found to be associated with poor myocardial reperfusion (Odds ratio (OR) 1.45, 95% CI 1.07-1.98, P = .01, OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.01-1.48, P = .03 and OR 10.9, 95% CI 7.9-15, P < .001, respectively). A high De Ritis ratio was associated with poor myocardial reperfusion in STEMI patients who underwent pPCI. As an easily obtainable test in clinical practice, the De Ritis ratio may help identify patients at major risk for impaired myocardial perfusion.
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- Büşra Güvendi Şengör
- Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Karatas M, Keles N, Parsova KE, Ciftci HO, Ozkok S, Kahraman E, Durak F, Kocogullari CU, Yiyit N. High AST/ALT Ratio Is Associated with Cardiac Involvement in Acute COVID-19 Patients. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59:1163. [PMID: 37374367 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59061163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Background and Objectives: We aimed to assess the effect of AST/ALT ratio on echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) parameters after COVID-19 patients recover. Materials and Methods: 87 patients with COVID-19 were included in the study. The patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia, but the patients did not need intensive care unit follow-up or non-invasive mechanical ventilation support. After a discharge and two weeks following the positive swab test result, patients were considered eligible if they had any symptoms. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was performed within 24 h prior to CMRI. The median value of AST/ALT ratio was found, and the study population was divided into two subgroups based on the median AST/ALT ratio value. The clinical features, blood test, TTE and CMRI results were compared between subgroups. Results: C-reactive protein, D-dimer and fibrinogen were found to be significantly higher in patients with high AST/ALT ratio. LVEF, TAPSE, S', and FAC were significantly lower in patients with high AST/ALT ratio. LV-GLS were significantly lower in patients with high AST/ALT ratio. In CMRI, native T1 mapping signal, native T2 mapping signal and extracellular volume raised significantly in patients with high AST/ALT ratio. Right ventricle stroke volume and right ventricle ejection fraction were significantly lower in patients with high AST/ALT ratio, but right ventricle end systolic volume was significantly higher in patients with high AST/ALT ratio. Conclusion: High AST/ALT ratio is related to impaired right ventricular function parameters with CMRI and echocardiography after recovery from acute COVID-19. Assessment of AST/ALT ratio at hospital admission may be used to assess the risk of cardiac involvement in COVID-19 disease, and these patients may require closer follow-up during and after the course of COVID-19.
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- Mesut Karatas
- Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul 34865, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul 34668, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul 34785, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Acıbadem International Hospital, Istanbul 34149, Turkey
- Biomedical Science and Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul 34668, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34785, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul 34668, Turkey
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Basaksehir Cam & Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, Turkey
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Mangoni AA, Zinellu A. An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association between the De Ritis Ratio and Disease Severity and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1324. [PMID: 37374107 DOI: 10.3390/life13061324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often have elevations in markers of liver injury, particularly serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT). Such alterations may affect the AST/ALT ratio (De Ritis ratio) and, potentially, clinical outcomes. We conducted an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between the De Ritis ratio and COVID-19 severity and mortality in hospitalized patients. PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched between 1 December 2019 and 15 February 2023. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation were used to assess the risk of bias and the certainty of the evidence, respectively. Twenty-four studies were identified. The De Ritis ratio on admission was significantly higher in patients with severe disease and non-survivors vs. patients with non-severe disease and survivors (15 studies, weighted mean difference = 0.36, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.49, p < 0.001). The De Ritis ratio was also associated with severe disease and/or mortality using odds ratios (1.83, 95% CI 1.40 to 2.39, p ˂ 0.001; nine studies). Similar results were observed using hazard ratios (2.36, 95% CI 1.17 to 4.79, p = 0.017; five studies). In six studies, the pooled area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.677 (95% CI 0.612 to 0.743). In our systematic review and meta-analysis, higher De Ritis ratios were significantly associated with severe disease and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Therefore, the De Ritis ratio can be useful for early risk stratification and management in this patient group (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42023406916).
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- Arduino A Mangoni
- Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Ndrepepa G, Cassese S, Scalamogna M, Lahu S, Aytekin A, Xhepa E, Schunkert H, Kastrati A. Association of De Ritis Ratio with Prognosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Aminotransferase Activity within and outside the Healthy Values of Reference Range. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12093174. [PMID: 37176615 PMCID: PMC10178981 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio (De Ritis ratio), obtained from AST and ALT activities in the healthy range, has not been studied in association with mortality. METHODS This study included 3392 patients with stable coronary heart disease and aminotransferase activity in the reference range. Patients are categorized into two groups: a group with AST and ALT activity in the healthy range (n = 1697), and a group with AST and/or ALT activity outside the healthy range but in the reference range (n = 1695). The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality at three years. RESULTS The De Ritis ratio (median 5th-95th percentile] was 0.94 [0.61-1.41] in patients with AST and ALT in the healthy range and 0.93 [0.45-1.96] in patients with AST and/or ALT outside the healthy range (p = 0.700). At three years, there were 86 deaths in patients with AST and ALT in the healthy range: 27 deaths (3.9%) in patients with a De Ritis ratio ≤median, and 59 deaths (8.2%) in patients with the De Ritis ratio >median (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.94 to 1.42; p = 0.159); in patients with AST and/or ALT outside the healthy range, there were 148 deaths: 49 deaths (6.6%) in patients with a De Ritis ratio ≤median, and 99 deaths (14.1%) in patients with De Ritis ratio >median (adjusted HR = 1.27 [1.09-1.48], p = 0.002), with both HRs calculated per unit higher values of the De Ritis ratio. CONCLUSIONS The De Ritis ratio obtained from AST and ALT activity in the healthy range was not independently associated with higher risk of mortality. The De Ritis ratio obtained from aminotransferase activity outside the healthy range (but still in the reference range) was independently associated with the risk of mortality.
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- Gjin Ndrepepa
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Schupp T, Weidner K, Rusnak J, Jawhar S, Forner J, Dulatahu F, Brück LM, Hoffmann U, Bertsch T, Weiß C, Akin I, Behnes M. Diagnostic and prognostic value of the AST/ALT ratio in patients with sepsis and septic shock. Scand J Gastroenterol 2023; 58:392-402. [PMID: 36259154 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2131331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study investigates the diagnostic and prognostic value of the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio in patients with sepsis and septic shock. Limited data regarding the prognostic value of the AST/ALT ratio in patients suffering from sepsis or septic shock is available. METHODS Consecutive patients with sepsis and septic shock from 2019 to 2021 were included monocentrically. Blood samples were retrieved from day of disease onset (day 1), day 2, 3, 5 and 7. First, the diagnostic value of the AST/ALT ratio was tested for septic shock compared to sepsis. Second, the prognostic value of the AST/ALT ratio was tested for 30-d all-cause mortality. Statistical analyses included univariable t-test, Spearman's correlation, C-statistics, Kaplan-Meier analyses, as well as multivariable mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA), Cox proportional regression analyses and propensity score matching. RESULTS A total of 289 patients were included, of which 55% had sepsis and 45% septic shock. The overall rate of all-cause mortality at 30 d was 53%. With an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.651 on day 1 and 0.794 on day 7, the AST/ALT ratio revealed moderate but better diagnostic discrimination of septic shock compared to bilirubin. Furthermore, the AST/ALT ratio was able to discriminate 30-d all-cause mortality (AUC = 0.624; 95% CI 0.559 - 0.689; p = 0.001). Patients with an AST/ALT ratio above the median (>1.8) had higher rates of 30-d all-cause mortality compared to lower values (mortality rate 63 vs. 43%; log-rank p = 0.001), even after multivariable adjustment (HR = 1.703; 95% CI 1.182 - 2.453; p = 0.004) and propensity score matching. CONCLUSIONS The AST/ALT was a reliable diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of septic shock as well as a reliable tool to predict 30-d all-cause mortality in patients suffering from sepsis and septic shock.
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- Tobias Schupp
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, Nuremberg General Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Statistical Analysis, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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Kapoor D, Perwaiz A, Singh A, Kumar AN, Chaudhary A. Factors predicting 30-day mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy-the impact of elevated aspartate aminotransferase. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:130. [PMID: 36991246 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-02865-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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PURPOSE High preoperative bilirubin levels and cholangitis are associated with poor peri-operative outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). However, the impact of deranged preoperative aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels on immediate postoperative outcomes is relatively unexplored. We hypothesized that deranged AST and ALT lead to worse postoperative outcomes after PD. The aim of this study was to assess the factors contributing to postoperative mortality (POM) following PD, and to study the impact of deranged aminotransferases. METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of 562 patients. Risk factors for POM were computed using a multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS The rate of POM was 3.9%. On univariate analysis, the American Society of Anaesthesiologists grades, diabetes mellitus, cardiac comorbidity, preoperative biliary stenting, elevated serum bilirubin, AST, elevated serum creatinine, clinically relevant pancreatic fistula (CRPF), and grade B+C post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH) were associated with 30-day mortality. On multivariate analysis, preoperative elevated AST was independently predictive of 30-day POM (OR = 6.141, 95%CI 2.060-18.305, p = 0.001). Other factors independently predictive of POM were elevated serum creatinine, preoperative biliary stenting, CRPF and grade B and C PPH. The ratio of AST/ALT > 0.89 was associated with 8 times increased odds of POM. CONCLUSION Elevated preoperative AST emerged as a predictor of 30-day POM after PD, with an 8-times increased odds of death with an AST/ALT ratio > 0.89.
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- Deeksha Kapoor
- Division of GI Surgery, GI Oncology, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta - the Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, Haryana, 122001, India
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- Division of GI Surgery, GI Oncology, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta - the Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, Haryana, 122001, India
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- Division of GI Surgery, GI Oncology, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta - the Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, Haryana, 122001, India
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- Department of Data Science, Alke Research Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Division of GI Surgery, GI Oncology, Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta - the Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, Haryana, 122001, India.
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Tsai CH, Hsieh TM, Hsu SY, Hsieh CH. A High De Ritis Ratio is Associated with Mortality in Adult Trauma Patients. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2023; 16:879-887. [PMID: 37205002 PMCID: PMC10187658 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s409345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Introduction The De Ritis ratio, which is the ratio of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT), has been suggested as a potential prognostic marker for various diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association between the De Ritis ratio and in-hospital mortality in adult trauma patients. Methods A total of 17,472 adult trauma patients hospitalized between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2020, were allocated into groups according to the De Ritis ratio. The normal range of the De Ritis ratio was calculated from 3320 individuals in the National Taiwan Biobank. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software. Results Patients with a De Ritis ratio >1.6 had a significantly higher in-hospital mortality rate (7.3% vs 1.5%, odds ratio 5.29; Q1-Q3 2.72-10.30; p < 0.001) and a 2.71-fold higher in-hospital mortality rate (Q1-Q3 1.24-5.92; p = 0.012), after adjusting for sex, age, comorbidities, consciousness level, and injury severity, than those with a De Ritis ratio within the reference values. Discussion This study revealed that a De Ritis ratio >1.6 may serve as an early prognostic tool to identify adult trauma patients at high risk of in-hospital mortality.
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- Ching-Hua Tsai
- Department of Trauma Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan
- Correspondence: Ching-Hua Hsieh, Tel +886-7-7327476, Email
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Turan U, Baris-Dirim A. Predictivity of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase (De Ritis) ratio for detecting bowel necrosis in incarcerated inguinal hernia patients. CIR CIR 2023; 91:494-500. [PMID: 37677952 DOI: 10.24875/ciru.22000273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Early diagnosis of necrotic bowel segment resulting from incarcerated inguinal hernia (IIH) is crucial for reducing morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the De Ritis ratio (DRR), also known as the ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase, as a biomarker for intestinal necrosis. METHODS This retrospective study included 132 patients who underwent emergency surgery for IIH. Patients were divided into two groups: those who underwent bowel resection for necrosis (Group 1) and those who did not (Group 2). Patients' demographic and clinical data were recorded. Using laboratory test results, DRR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and lymphocyte-to-CRP ratio (LCR) were calculated. RESULTS The morbidity and mortality rates and the length of stay for Group 1 were statistically significantly different (p < 0.0001). The DRR, NLR, PLR, LMR, and LCR values of the same group were also significantly different (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION DRR can be used as a biomarker for early diagnosis of bowel necrosis in patients with IIH.
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- Umit Turan
- Department of General Surgery, Adana City Research and Training Hospital, Adana
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- Department of General Surgery, Balıklıgol Government Hospital, Sanlıurfa. Turkey
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Ndrepepa G, Holdenrieder S, Kastrati A. De Ritis ratio and long-term major cardiovascular adverse events in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur J Clin Invest 2022; 53:e13942. [PMID: 36575818 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio (De Ritis ratio) with clinical outcomes in patients with chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) remains unclear. This study aims to assess the association of De Ritis ratio with adverse cardiovascular events in patients with CCS. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 5020 patients with CCS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were categorized into groups according to tertiles of the De Ritis ratio: tertile 1 (De Ritis ratio: <.75; n = 1688 patients), tertile 2 (De Ritis ratio: .75-1.08; n = 1666 patients) and tertile 3 (De Ritis ratio: >1.08; n = 1666 patients). The primary endpoint was 3-year mortality. RESULTS At 3 years, there were 384 deaths, 176 myocardial infarctions and 61 strokes. In groups with De Ritis in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd tertiles, deaths occurred in 5.0%, 7.5% and 14.5% of the patients, respectively (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.09, 95% confidence interval [1.06-1.12], p < .001); myocardial infarctions occurred in 2.6%, 3.5% and 5.1% of the patients, respectively (p < .001); strokes occurred in 1.0%, 1.2% and 1.9% of the patients, respectively (p = .030); bleeding at 30 days (n = 112) occurred in 1.4%, 1.6% and 3.7% of the patients, respectively (p < .001). The C-statistic of the Cox proportional hazards model for all-cause mortality with baseline data without the De Ritis ratio was .815 [.794-.836] and .818 [.797-.838] after the inclusion of the De Ritis ratio (delta C-statistic = .003; p = .005). CONCLUSIONS In patients with CCS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, an elevated De Ritis ratio was associated with long-term major adverse cardiovascular events.
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- Gjin Ndrepepa
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Ahmadabad MA, Naeimi A, Keymoradzadeh A, Faghani S, Ahmadabad MA, Boroujeni NA, Mohammadpour H, Saberi A. Evaluation of De Ritis (AST/ALT), ALP/ALT, and AST/ALP ratios as prognostic factors in patients with acute ischemic stroke. BMC Neurol 2022; 22:450. [PMID: 36463106 PMCID: PMC9719238 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-02989-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Recently, stroke prognosis estimation has received much attention. This study investigates the prognostic role of aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase (De Ritis, AAR), alkaline phosphatase/alanine transaminase (ALP/ALT), and aspartate transaminase/alkaline phosphatase (AST/ALP) ratios in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). METHODS This retrospective cohort study involved patients who experienced their first-ever AIS between September 2019 and June 2021. Clinical and laboratory data were collected within the first 24 hours after admission. Functional and mortality outcomes were evaluated 90 days after hospital discharge in clinical follow-up. Functional outcome was assessed by a modified Rankin Scale (mRS). The correlation between the laboratory data and study outcomes was evaluated using univariate analysis. In addition, regression models were developed to evaluate the predictive role of AST/ALP, ALP/ALT, and AAR ratios on the study outcomes. RESULTS Two hundred seventy-seven patients (mean age 69.10 ± 13.55, 53.1% female) were included. According to univariate analysis, there was a weak association between 3-months mRS, and both AST/ALT (r = 0.222, P < 0.001), and AST/ALP (r = 0.164, P = 0.008). Subsequently, higher levels of these ratios and absolute values of AST, ALT, and ALP were reported in deceased patients. Based on regression models adjusted with co-variable (age, gender, underlying disease, and history of smoking) AST/ALT and AST/ALP ratios had a significant independent association with 3-month mRS (CI:1.37-4.52, p = 0.003, and CI: 4.45-11,547.32, p = 0.007, respectively) and mortality (CI: 0.17-1.06, adjusted R2 = 0.21, p = 0.007, and CI: 0.10-2.91, p = 0.035, adjusted R2 = 0.20, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Elevated AST/ALP and AAR ratios at admission were correlated with poorer outcomes at 3 months in patients with first-ever AIS. Prospective studies in larger cohorts are required to confirm our findings and to evaluate further whether the AST/ALP and De Ritis ratios may represent a useful tool for determining the prognosis of AIS patients.
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- Mona Asghari Ahmadabad
- grid.411874.f0000 0004 0571 1549Neurosciences Research Center, Neurology Department, Poursina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- grid.411874.f0000 0004 0571 1549Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- grid.411600.2Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411705.60000 0001 0166 0922Department of Neurology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411874.f0000 0004 0571 1549Neurosciences Research Center, Neurology Department, Poursina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- grid.411874.f0000 0004 0571 1549Neurosciences Research Center, Neurology Department, Poursina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- grid.411874.f0000 0004 0571 1549Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- grid.411874.f0000 0004 0571 1549Neurosciences Research Center, Neurology Department, Poursina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to examine some biochemical test parameters and De Ritis ratio in COVID-19 patients, considering age and gender. METHOD The study was performed on patients with real-time polymerase chain reaction and computed tomography lung diagnosis. The relationship between lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase-MB, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and De Ritis ratio were analysed in the first blood samples of the patients. The difference between gender was also compared with the independent sample t-test. Alpha value was accepted <0.05. RESULTS The De Ritis was significantly higher in females (p = .040). The De Ritis ratio was associated with CK in both gender. There was no significant difference in the biochemical parameters according to gender. CONCLUSION The De Ritis ratio appears to be a parameter that can be used in COVID-19 patients. However, more detailed and comprehensive studies including the symptoms of patients are needed.
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- Hayrullah Yazar
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Yasar Dogu Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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Tsai CH, Rau CS, Chou SE, Su WT, Hsu SY, Hsieh CH. Delta De Ritis Ratio Is Associated with Worse Mortality Outcomes in Adult Trauma Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12. [PMID: 36553011 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate whether changes in the De Ritis ratio (DRR) can be used to stratify the mortality risk of patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). This retrospective study reviewed data for 1347 adult trauma patients (134 deaths and 1213 survival) with moderate-to-severe TBI between 1 January 2009, and 31 December 2020, from the registered trauma database. The outcomes of the patients allocated into the two study groups were compared based on the best Delta DRR (ΔDRR) cutoff point. The first and second DRR of patients who died were significantly higher than those of patients who survived. Elevation of DRR 72-96 h later was found for patients who died, but not for those who survived; the ΔDRR of the patients who died was significantly higher than that of those who survived (1.4 ± 5.8 vs. -0.1 ± 3.3, p = 0.004). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that ΔDRR was a significant independent risk factor for mortality in these patients. Additionally, a ΔDRR of 0.7 was identified as the cutoff value for mortality stratification of adult trauma patients at high risk of mortality with moderate-to-severe TBI.
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Keiner C, Meagher M, Patil D, Saito K, Walia A, Liu F, Dutt R, Miller N, Dhanji S, Saidian A, Wan F, Yasuda Y, Fujii Y, Tanaka H, Master V, Derweesh I. Association of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, and De Ritis ratio with mortality in renal cell carcinoma: A multicenter analysis. Front Oncol 2022; 12:995991. [PMID: 36505802 PMCID: PMC9731093 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.995991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Several markers of inflammation have been associated with oncologic outcomes. Prognostic markers are not well-defined for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We sought to investigate the association of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and De Ritis ratio with mortality in RCC. Methods Multi-center retrospective analysis of patients undergoing surgery for RCC. Primary outcome of interest was all-cause mortality (ACM). Secondary outcomes were non-cancer mortality (NCM) and cancer-specific mortality (CSM). Elevated NLR was defined as ≥2.27, elevated PLR as ≥165, and elevated De Ritis ratio as ≥ 2.72. Multivariable cox regression analysis (MVA) was conducted to elucidate risk factors for primary and secondary outcomes, and Kaplan-Meier analysis (KMA) was used to evaluate survival outcomes comparing elevated and non-elevated NLR, PLR, and De Ritis ratio. Results 2656 patients were analyzed (874 patients had elevated NLR; 480 patients had elevated PLR and 932 patients had elevated De Ritis). Elevated NLR was a significant predictor of ACM (HR 1.32, 95% CI: 1.07-1.64, p=0.003) and NCM (HR 1.79, 95% CI: 1.30-2.46, p<0.001) in MVA. Elevated De Ritis was a significant predictor of ACM (HR 2.04, 95% CI: 1.65-2.52), NCM (HR 1.84, 95% CI: 1.33-2.55, p<0.001), and CSM (HR 1.97, 95% CI:1.48-2.63, p<0.001). KMA revealed significant difference in 5-year overall survival (OS) (48% vs. 68%, p<0.001), non-cancer survival (NCS) (69% vs. 87%, p<0.001), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (60% vs. 73%, p<0.001) for elevated versus non-elevated NLR. For PLR, there was a difference in 5-year OS (51% vs. 61%, p<0.001) and CSS (60% vs. 73%, p<0.001) with KMA. Conclusions Elevated NLR was independently associated with worse ACM and NCM, while elevated De Ritis was predictive for CSM in addition to ACM and NCM. These differences may be useful in refining risk stratification with respect to cancer-related and non-cancer mortality in RCC patients and deserve further investigation.
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- Cathrine Keiner
- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Ithaar Derweesh,
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Drácz B, Czompa D, Müllner K, Hagymási K, Miheller P, Székely H, Papp V, Horváth M, Hritz I, Szijártó A, Werling K. The Elevated De Ritis Ratio on Admission Is Independently Associated with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients. Viruses 2022; 14:v14112360. [PMID: 36366457 PMCID: PMC9692894 DOI: 10.3390/v14112360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Liver damage in COVID-19 patients was documented as increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels or an elevated AST/ALT ratio, known as the De Ritis ratio. However, the prognostic value of the elevated De Ritis ratio in COVID-19 patients is still unknown. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the De Ritis ratio compared to other abnormal laboratory parameters and its relation to mortality. We selected 322 COVID-19 patients in this retrospective study conducted between November 2020 and March 2021. The laboratory parameters were measured on admission and followed till patient discharge or death. Of the 322 COVID-19 patients, 57 (17.7%) had gastrointestinal symptoms on admission. The multivariate analysis showed that the De Ritis ratio was an independent risk factor for mortality, with an OR of 29.967 (95% CI 5.266-170.514). In ROC analysis, the AUC value of the the De Ritis ratio was 0.85 (95% CI 0.777-0.923, p < 0.05) with sensitivity and specificity of 80.6% and 75.2%, respectively. A De Ritis ratio ≥1.218 was significantly associated with patient mortality, disease severity, higher AST and IL-6 levels, and a lower ALT level. An elevated De Ritis ratio on admission is independently associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients, indicating liver injury and cytokine release syndrome.
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Su WT, Rau CS, Chou SE, Tsai CH, Liu HT, Hsu SY, Hsieh CH. Association between Elevated De Ritis Ratio and Mortality Outcome in Adult Patients with Thoracoabdominal Trauma. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10. [PMID: 36292527 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10102082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The De Ritis ratio is widely used to differentiate various causes of liver disease and serves as an independent prognostic predictor for different malignancies and non-malignant illnesses. This retrospective study aimed to identify the association between the De Ritis ratio on admission and mortality outcomes in adult thoracoabdominal trauma patients. A total of 2248 hospitalized adult trauma patients with thoracoabdominal injury, defined as an abbreviated injury scale (AIS) score ≥ 1 in the thoracic and abdominal regions, between 1 January 2009, and 31 December 2019, were included. They were categorized into three tertile groups according to the De Ritis ratio. A 1:1 propensity score-matched study group was established to attenuate the confounding effect of patient characteristics on the mortality outcome assessment. The AST levels of the tertile 1, 2, and 3 groups were 115.8 ± 174.9, 115.7 ± 262.0, and 140.5 ± 209.7 U/L, respectively. Patients in the tertile 3 group had a significantly higher level of AST than those in the tertile 1 group (p = 0.032). In addition, patients in the tertile 1 group had a significantly higher level of ALT than those in the tertile 2 and 3 groups (115.9 ± 158.1 U/L vs. 74.5 ± 107.0 U/L and 61.9 ± 86.0 U/L, p < 0.001). The increased De Ritis ratio in trauma patients with thoracoabdominal injuries was mainly attributed to elevated AST levels. The propensity score-matched patient cohorts revealed that the patients in the tertile 3 group presented a 3.89-fold higher risk of mortality than the patients in the tertile 2 group. In contrast, the patients in the tertile 1 group did not have a significantly different mortality rate than those in the tertile 2 group. This study suggests that a De Ritis ratio > 1.64 may be a useful biomarker to identify patients with a higher risk for mortality.
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Ndrepepa G, Holdenrieder S, Kastrati A. Prognostic value of De Ritis ratio in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Clin Chim Acta 2022; 535:75-81. [PMID: 35985502 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association between aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio (De Ritis ratio) and prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains poorly investigated. METHODS This study included 3000 patients with AMI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were categorized in groups according to tertiles of the De Ritis ratio: tertile 1 (De Ritis ratio < 1.11; 905 patients), tertile 2 (De Ritis ratio 1.11 to 1.95; 1003 patients) and tertile 3 (De Ritis ratio > 1.95; 1002 patients). The primary endpoint was 3-year all-cause mortality. RESULTS At 3 years, all-cause deaths occurred in 487 patients: 119 deaths (13.2%) in patients of 1st tertile, 164 deaths (17.8%) in patients of 2nd tertile and 204 deaths (21.9%) in patients of 3rd tertile of the De Ritis ratio (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02 to 1.31], P = 0.023 per unit increment in the logarithmic scale of the De Ritis ratio); cardiac deaths occurred in 328 patients: 76 deaths (8.2%) in patients of 1st tertile, 110 deaths (12.0%) in patients of 2nd tertile and 142 deaths (15.4%) in patients of 3rd tertile of the De Ritis ratio (adjusted HR = 1.20 [1.04-1.40], P = 0.014 per unit increment in the logarithmic scale of De Ritis ratio). The C-statistic of the multivariable model(s) with baseline data without and with De Ritis ratio was 0.822 [0.805-0.839] and 0.823 [0.805-0.840], (P = 0.419) for all-cause mortality and 0.831[0.811-0.852] and 0.832 [0.811-0.853], P = 0.621) for cardiac mortality. CONCLUSIONS In patients with AMI, elevated De Ritis ratio was associated with increased risk of 3-year mortality.
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- Gjin Ndrepepa
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Germany
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Mo Q, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Li R, Gong W, Xiang B, Tang W, Yu H. Prognostic Value of Aspartate Transaminase/Alanine Transaminase Ratio in Patients With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Hepatectomy. Front Oncol 2022; 12:876900. [PMID: 35664791 PMCID: PMC9157420 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.876900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase (De Ritis) ratio is a good predictor of liver function damage, but its prognostic value in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing hepatectomy remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the association of the De Ritis ratio with overall survival (OS) among hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy. Methods A total of 1,147 HCC patients were recruited. Cox regression analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) was used to evaluate the association between the De Ritis ratio and mortality risk. Nomogram was constructed to determine the predictive power of the De Ritis ratio. Results Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that the tertile of the De Ritis ratio was an independent risk factor for mortality. After adjustment for confounding factors, the adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) with corresponding 95% CIs of mortality for the 2nd tertile and 3rd tertile were 1.175 (0.889–1.554) and 1.567 (1.199–2.046), respectively. RCS confirmed a non-linear association between the natural logarithm of the De Ritis ratio and the risk of mortality (p for non-linearity = 0.0375). The nomogram showed that the natural logarithm of the De Ritis ratio contributed the most to the prediction of prognosis in HBV-related HCC patients, and Harrell’s C-index was 0.680 with a 95% CI of 0.645–0.715. Conclusion The De Ritis ratio is an independent predictor for OS in HBV-related HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy, which allows for prognostic stratification of patients, hence, individualized treatment and follow-up.
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- Qiuyan Mo
- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Research Department, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.,Key Cultivated Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Medicine, Health Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Key Cultivated Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Medicine, Health Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.,Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning, China
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- Research Department, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.,Key Cultivated Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Medicine, Health Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor, Nanning, China
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Pranata R, Huang I, Lim MA, Yonas E, Vania R, Lukito AA, Nasution SA, Siswanto BB, Kuswardhani RAT. Elevated De Ritis Ratio Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:676581. [PMID: 35004709 PMCID: PMC8729881 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.676581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objective: This meta-analysis aims to assess whether elevated De Ritis ratio is associated with poor prognosis in patients with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase, and EuropePMC databases up until September 17, 2021. De Ritis ratio is also known as Aspartate aminotransferase/alanine transaminase (AST/ALT) ratio. The main outcome was poor prognosis, a composite of mortality, severity, the need for ICU care, and intubation. The effect measure was odds ratios (ORs) and mean differences. We generated sensitivity and specificity, negative and positive likelihood ratio (NLR and PLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under curve (AUC). Results: There were eight studies with 4,606 patients. De Ritis ratio was elevated in 44% of the patients. Patients with poor prognosis have higher De Ritis ratio [mean difference 0.41 (0.31, 0.50), p < 0.001; I 2: 81.0%] and subgroup analysis showed that non-survivors also have higher De Ritis Ratio [mean difference 0.47 (0.46, 0.48), p < 0.001; I 2: 0%]. Elevated De Ritis ratio was associated with poor prognosis [OR 3.28 (2.39, 4.52), p < 0.001; I 2: 35.8%]. It has a sensitivity of 55% (36-73), specificity of 71% (52-85), PLR 1.9, NLR.63, DOR of 3 (2-4), and AUC of.67 (0.63-0.71). The posterior probability of poor prognosis was 38% if De Ritis is elevated, while 17% if De Ritis is not elevated. Conclusion: Elevated De Ritis ratio is associated with poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO ID: CRD42020216634.
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- Raymond Pranata
- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas YARSI, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia
- Faculty of Medicine, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic, Department of Surgery, Sanglah General Hospital, Udayana University, Jimbaran, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia
- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanglah Teaching Hospital, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
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Park JY, Yu J, Hong JH, Lim B, Kim Y, Hwang JH, Kim YK. Elevated De Ritis Ratio as a Predictor for Acute Kidney Injury after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11090836. [PMID: 34575613 PMCID: PMC8469140 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11090836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is related to mortality and morbidity. The De Ritis ratio, calculated by dividing the aspartate aminotransferase by the alanine aminotransferase, is used as a prognostic indicator. We evaluated risk factors for AKI after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). This retrospective study included patients who performed RRP. Multivariable logistic regression analysis and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were conducted. Other postoperative outcomes were also evaluated. Among the 1415 patients, 77 (5.4%) had AKI postoperatively. The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that estimated glomerular filtration rate, albumin level, and the De Ritis ratio at postoperative day 1 were risk factors for AKI. The area under the ROC curve of the De Ritis ratio at postoperative day 1 was 0.801 (cutoff = 1.2). Multivariable-adjusted analysis revealed that the De Ritis ratio at ≥1.2 was significantly related to AKI (odds ratio = 8.637, p < 0.001). Postoperative AKI was associated with longer hospitalization duration (11 ± 5 days vs. 10 ± 4 days, p = 0.002). These results collectively show that an elevated De Ritis ratio at postoperative day 1 is associated with AKI after RRP in patients with prostate cancer.
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- Jun-Young Park
- Asan Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.-Y.P.); (J.Y.); (Y.K.); (J.-H.H.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.-Y.P.); (J.Y.); (Y.K.); (J.-H.H.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.H.H.); (B.L.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.H.H.); (B.L.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.-Y.P.); (J.Y.); (Y.K.); (J.-H.H.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.-Y.P.); (J.Y.); (Y.K.); (J.-H.H.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (J.-Y.P.); (J.Y.); (Y.K.); (J.-H.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-3010-5976
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Cervantes-Valencia ME, González-Villalva A, Cano-Gutiérrez G, Albarrán-Alonso JC, Fortoul TI. Effects of Vanadium Inhalation and Sweetened Beverage Ingestion in Mice: Morphological and Biochemical Changes in the Liver. Int J Toxicol 2021; 40:466-474. [PMID: 34284608 DOI: 10.1177/10915818211030858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The aim of this report was to evaluate the morphological and biochemical changes in the liver by the inhalation of vanadium and consumption of sweetened beverages in a subchronic murine model. Forty CD-1 male mice were randomly divided into four groups: control, vanadium (V), sucrose 30% (S), and vanadium-sucrose (V + S). V was inhaled (1.4 mg/m3) for 1h, twice/week; 30% sucrose solution was given orally ad libitum. Blood samples were obtained for AST, ALT, and LDH determination. Liver samples were processed for histological and oxidative stress immunohistochemical evaluation with 4-hydroxynonenal at weeks 4 and 8 of exposure. Regarding liver function tests, a statistically significant increase (P < 0.05) was observed in groups V, S, and V + S at weeks 4 and 8 compared to the control group. A greater number of hepatocytes with meganuclei and binuclei were observed in V and V + S at week 8 compared to the other groups. Steatosis and regenerative changes were more extensive in the eighth week V + S group. 4-Hydroxynonenal immunoreactivity increased in the V + S group at both exposure times compared to the other groups; however, the increment was more evident in the V + S group at week 4 compared to the V + S group at week 8. An increase in De Ritis ratio (>1) was noticed in experimental groups at weeks 4 and 8. Findings demonstrate that in the liver, V, S, and V + S induced oxidative stress and regenerative changes that increased with the length of exposure. Results support possible potentiation of liver damage in areas with high air pollution and high-sweetened beverage consumption.
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- María Eugenia Cervantes-Valencia
- Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, 61589Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, 61589Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, 61589Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, 61589Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, 61589Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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Zhao PY, Yao RQ, Ren C, Li SY, Li YX, Zhu SY, Yao YM, Du XH. De Ritis Ratio as a Significant Prognostic Factor in Patients with Sepsis: A Retrospective Analysis. J Surg Res 2021; 264:375-85. [PMID: 33848836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was performed to investigate the relationship between the aspartate transaminase and/or alanine transaminase ratio (DRR) and long-term mortality of patients diagnosed with sepsis or septic shock. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study among adult septic patients who were admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital from January 2014 to December 2018. Baseline characteristics were compared between survivors and non survivors. We performed univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses to evaluate the relation of DRR with 180-day mortality. The potential prognostic value of DRR in predicting mortality rate was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. In addition, we conducted subgroup analysis by the optimal DRR cutoff value. RESULTS We included a total of 183 patients in the current study, and 44 (24%) patients died within 180 days of hospitalization. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses revealed that DRR was an independent predictor of 180-day mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 1.421, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.073-1.883, P = 0.014). The predictive accuracy of DRR for 180-day mortality was presented as an ROC curve, which had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.708 (95% CI 0.629-0.786, P < 0.001). After we stratified all enrolled patients into two groups by using the optimal cutoff value of 1.29, we observed a significantly higher mortality in patients with a relatively high DRR. CONCLUSIONS An elevated DRR was associated with higher 180-day mortality among septic patients, and DRR might be an optimal marker for predicting the long-term mortality of sepsis. More prospective and randomized trials are needed to confirm the prognostic value of DRR.
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Yu J, Kim HY, Kong YG, Park JH, Seo YJ, Kim YK. De Ritis ratio as a predictor of 1-year mortality after burn surgery. Burns 2021; 47:1865-1872. [PMID: 33832798 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Burn is an overwhelming injury. The De Ritis ratio, defined as aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio, can be used to predict poor outcomes. We evaluated the risk factors, including the De Ritis ratio, associated with 1-year mortality after burn surgery. METHODS Patients who underwent burn surgery from 2009 to 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the risk factors for 1-year mortality after burn surgery. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of the De Ritis ratio was performed to predict postoperative 1-year mortality. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was also conducted. Other postoperative outcomes, such as durations of hospital and intensive care unit stays, acute kidney injury, and major adverse cardiac events, were evaluated. RESULTS One-year mortality after burn surgery occurred in 247 (19.9%) of 1244 patients. The risk factors for 1-year mortality after burn surgery were the De Ritis ratio, age, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, diabetes mellitus, total body surface area burned, inhalation injury, serum creatinine level, and serum albumin level. The area under the ROC curve for the De Ritis ratio was 0.716 (optimal cutoff=1.9). The 1-year mortality rate after burn surgery was significantly higher in patients with a De Ritis ratio >1.9 than in those with a De Ritis ratio ≤1.9 (35.8% vs. 11.8%, P<0.001). The survival rate was significantly higher in patients with a De Ritis ratio ≤1.9 than in those with a De Ritis ratio >1.9 (log-rank test, P<0.001). Intensive care unit stay, acute kidney injury, and major adverse cardiac events were significantly higher in patients with a De Ritis ratio >1.9 than in those with a De Ritis ratio ≤1.9 (P=0.006, P<0.001, and P<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The preoperative De Ritis ratio was a risk factor for 1-year mortality after burn surgery. The De Ritis ratio >1.9 was significantly associated with an increased 1-year mortality after burn surgery. These findings emphasized the importance of identifying burn patients with an increased De Ritis ratio to reduce the mortality after burn surgery.
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- Jihion Yu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Ruhwedel T, Rogasch JMM, Huang K, Jann H, Schatka I, Furth C, Amthauer H, Wetz C. The Prognostic Value of the De Ritis Ratio for Progression-Free Survival in Patients with NET Undergoing [ 177Lu]Lu-DOTATOC-PRRT: A Retrospective Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:635. [PMID: 33562643 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) has shown variable response rates between 9% and 39%. Therefore, better criteria are needed that help doctors to identify patients who will show a favorable outcome to PRRT, and which patients may not. The so-called De Ritis ratio, which is calculated using two basic laboratory parameters of liver function, has shown that it can help to predict the patient outcome in various tumor types. This retrospective study included 125 patients with NET who were treated with PRRT. We demonstrated that a high De Ritis ratio and high levels of the tumor marker Chromogranin A (CgA) each improved the prediction of the progression-free survival after treatment. A consequence for clinical care might be that patients with both high De Ritis ratio and high CgA levels may benefit from intensified follow-up imaging after PRRT because they have a higher risk of early progression. Abstract Background: The De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]/alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) has demonstrated prognostic value in various cancer entities. We evaluated the prognostic capability of the De Ritis ratio in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) undergoing peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). Methods: Unicentric, retrospective analysis of 125 patients with NET undergoing PRRT with [177Lu]Lu-DOTATOC (female: 37%; median age: 66 years; G1+G2 NET: 95%). The prognostic value regarding progression-free survival (PFS) was analyzed with univariable and multivariable Cox regression. Prognostic accuracy was determined with Harrell’s C index and a likelihood ratio test. Results: Progression, relapse, or death after PRRT was observed in 102/125 patients. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 15.8 months. Pancreatic or pulmonary origin, high De Ritis ratio, and high Chromogranin A (CgA) significantly predicted shorter PFS in univariable Cox. In multivariable Cox regression, only high De Ritis ratio >0.927 (HR: 1.7; p = 0.047) and high CgA >twice the upper normal limit (HR: 2.1; p = 0.005) remained independent predictors of shorter PFS. Adding the De Ritis ratio to the multivariable Cox model (age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, primary origin, CgA) significantly improved prognostic accuracy (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The De Ritis ratio is simple to obtain in clinical routine and can provide independent prognostic value for PFS in patients with NET undergoing PRRT.
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Zinellu A, Arru F, De Vito A, Sassu A, Valdes G, Scano V, Zinellu E, Perra R, Madeddu G, Carru C, Pirina P, Mangoni AA, Babudieri S, Fois AG. The De Ritis ratio as prognostic biomarker of in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. Eur J Clin Invest 2021; 51:e13427. [PMID: 33043447 PMCID: PMC7646002 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Increased concentrations of serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) are common in COVID-19 patients. However, their capacity to predict mortality, particularly the AST/ALT ratio, commonly referred to as the De Ritis ratio, is unknown. We investigated the association between the De Ritis ratio on admission and in-hospital mortality in 105 consecutive patients with coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to three COVID-19 referral centres in Sardinia, Italy. The De Ritis ratio was significantly lower in survivors than nonsurvivors (median: 1.25; IQR: 0.91-1.64 vs 1.67; IQR: 1.38-1.97, P = .002) whilst there were no significant between-group differences in ALT and AST concentrations. In ROC curve analysis, the AUC value of the De Ritis ratio was 0.701 (95% CI 0.603-0.787, P = .0006) with sensitivity and specificity of 74% and 70%, respectively. Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed a significant association between the De Ritis ratio and mortality (logrank test P = .014). By contrast, no associations were observed between the ALT and AST concentrations and mortality (logrank test P = .83 and P = .62, respectively). In multivariate Cox regression analysis, the HR in patients with De Ritis ratios ≥1.63 (upper tertile of this parameter) remained significant after adjusting for age, gender, smoking status, cardiovascular disease, intensity of care, diabetes, respiratory diseases, malignancies and kidney disease (HR: 2.46, 95% CI 1.05-5.73, P = .037). Therefore, the De Ritis ratio on admission was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. Larger studies are required to confirm the capacity of this parameter to independently predict mortality in this group.
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- Angelo Zinellu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Pneumology Unit, Santissima Trinità Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Sassari (AOU), Sassari, Italy
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- Pneumology Unit, Santissima Trinità Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.,Unit of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Sassari (AOU), Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.,Unit of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Sassari (AOU), Sassari, Italy
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Background: This study aims to determine the relationship between the pre-operative De Ritis ratio (DRR) and bladder cancer (BCa) pathological subtypes. Results & methodology: A total of 248 patients with primary BCa were included. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify whether DRR can be a risk factor for the presence of carcinoma in situ (CIS). There was a statistically significant difference between the nonmuscle invasive BCa risk groups and the muscle-invasive BCa group according to the median DRR levels (p < 0.001). DRR was an independent risk factor for the presence of CIS in multivariate analysis (OR: 1.909; 95% CI: 0.030-0.196; p = 0.008). Discussion & conclusion: DRR can be considered as an independent risk factor for the presence of CIS in patients with primary BCa.
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- Mehmet Yilmaz
- Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Bagcilar Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Bagcilar Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Gebze Fatih State Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Bagcilar Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Bagcilar Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Laukhtina E, Pradere B, D Andrea D, Rosiello G, Luzzago S, Pecoraro A, Palumbo C, Knipper S, Karakiewicz PI, Margulis V, Quhal F, Sari Motlagh R, Mostafaei H, Mori K, Kimura S, Enikeev D, Shariat SF. Association of preoperative serum De Ritis ratio with oncological outcomes in patients treated with cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Urol Oncol 2020; 38:936.e7-936.e14. [PMID: 32962909 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE Identifying which patients are likely to benefit from cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is important. We tested the association between preoperative serum De Ritis ratio (DRR, Aspartate Aminotransferase/Alanine Aminotransferase) and overall survival (OS) as well as cancer-specific survival (CSS) in mRCC patients treated with CN. MATERIAL AND METHODS mRCC patients treated with CN at different institutions were included. After assessing for the optimal pretreatment DRR cut-off value, we found 1.2 to have the maximum Youden index value. The overall population was therefore divided into 2 DRR groups using this cut-off (low, <1.2 vs. high, ≥1.2). Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses tested the association between DRR and OS as well as CSS. The discrimination of the model was evaluated with the Harrel's concordance index (C-index). The clinical value of the DRR was evaluated with decision curve analysis. RESULTS Among 613 mRCC patients, 239 (39%) patients had a DRR ≥1.2. Median follow-up was 31 (IQR 16-58) months. On univariable analysis, high DRR was significantly associated with OS (hazard ratios [HR]: 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.46, P = 0.04) and CSS (HR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.02-1.47, P = 0.03). On multivariable analysis, which adjusted for the effect of established clinicopathologic features, high DRR remained significantly associated with both OS (HR: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.04-1.52, P = 0.02) and CSS (HR: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.05-1.53, P = 0.01). The addition of DRR only minimally improved the discrimination of a base model that included established clinicopathologic features (C-index = 0.633 vs. C-index = 0.629). On decision curve analysis, the inclusion of DRR did not improve the net-benefit beyond that obtained by established subgroup analyses stratified by IMDC risk groups, type of systemic therapy, body mass index and sarcomatoid features, did not reveal any prognostic value to DRR. CONCLUSION Despite the statistically significant association between DRR and OS as well as CSS in mRCC patients treated with CN, DRR does not seem to add any further prognostic value beyond that obtained by currently available features.
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- Ekaterina Laukhtina
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada; Division of Experimental, OncologyDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Institute (URI), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada; Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada; Department of Urology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada; Urology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Radiological Science and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada; Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria; Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; European Association of Urology Research Foundation, Arnhem, Netherlands.
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Laukhtina E, Mostafaei H, D'Andrea D, Pradere B, Quhal F, Mori K, Miura N, Schuettfort VM, Sari Motlagh R, Aydh A, Abufaraj M, Karakiewicz PI, Enikeev D, Kimura S, Shariat SF. Association of De Ritis ratio with oncological outcomes in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). World J Urol 2021; 39:1961-8. [PMID: 32808107 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03384-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Purpose The De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase, DRR) has been linked to oncological outcomes in several cancers. We aimed to assess the association of DRR with recurrence-free survival (RFS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1117 patients diagnosed with NMIBC originating from an established multicenter database. To define the optimal pretreatment DRR cut‐off value, we determined a value of 1.2 as having a maximum Youden index value. The overall population was therefore divided into two De Ritis ratio groups using this cut‐off (lower, < 1.2 vs. higher, ≥ 1.2). Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to investigate the association of DRR with RFS and PFS. The discrimination of the model was evaluated with the Harrel’s concordance index (C-index). Results Overall, 405 (36%) patients had a DRR ≥ 1.2. On univariable Cox regression analysis, DRR was significantly associated with RFS (HR: 1.23, 95% CI 1.02–1.47, p = 0.03), but not with PFS (HR: 0.96, 95% CI 0.65–1.44, p = 0.9). On multivariable Cox regression analysis, which adjusted for the effect of established clinicopathologic features, DRR ≥ 1.2 remained significantly associated with worse RFS (HR:1.21, 95% CI 1.00–1.46, p = 0.04). The addition of DRR only minimally improved the discrimination of a base model that included established clinicopathologic features (C-index = 0.683 vs. C-index = 0.681). On DCA the inclusion of DRR did not improve the net-benefit of the prognostic model. Conclusion Despite the statistically significant association of the DRR with RFS in patients with NMIBC, it does not seem to add any prognostic or clinical benefit beyond that of currently available clinical factors.
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Schulte-Frohlinde E. [Primary care diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease]. MMW Fortschr Med 2020; 162:58-60. [PMID: 32578089 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-020-0618-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Riedl JM, Posch F, Prager G, Eisterer W, Oehler L, Sliwa T, Wilthoner K, Petzer A, Pichler P, Hubmann E, Winder T, Burgstaller S, Korger M, Andel J, Greil R, Neumann HJ, Pecherstorfer M, Philipp-Abbrederis K, Djanani A, Gruenberger B, Laengle F, Wöll E, Gerger A. The AST/ALT (De Ritis) ratio predicts clinical outcome in patients with pancreatic cancer treated with first-line nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine: post hoc analysis of an Austrian multicenter, noninterventional study. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2020; 12:1758835919900872. [PMID: 32313566 PMCID: PMC7153180 DOI: 10.1177/1758835919900872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: The pretreatment De Ritis ratio [aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT)] has been shown to be an adverse prognostic marker in various cancer entities. However, its relevance to advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has not yet been studied. In the present study we investigated the AST/ALT ratio as a possible predictor of treatment response and disease outcome in patients with advanced PDAC treated with first-line gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel. Methods: A post hoc analysis of a prospective, multicenter, noninterventional study was performed. A total of 202 patients with advanced PDAC treated with first-line gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for whom the AST/ALT ratio was measured were included in this analysis. Results: Median and 1-year progression-free survival estimates were 4.8 months and 5.1%, respectively in patients with an AST/ALT ratio above the 75th percentile of its distribution, and 6.0 months and 18.7%, respectively in patients with an AST/ALT ratio less than or equal to this cutoff, respectively (log-rank p = 0.004). In univariable Cox regression, a doubling of the AST/ALT ratio was associated with a 1.4-fold higher relative risk of progression or death [hazard ratio = 1.38, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06–1.80, p = 0.017]. The prognostic association was also found in multivariable analysis adjusting for Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status and lung metastases (hazard ratio per AST/ALT ratio doubling = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.00–1.75, p = 0.047). In treatment response analysis, a doubling of the AST/ALT ratio was associated with a 0.5-fold lower odds of objective response (odds ratio = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.31–0.94, p = 0.020). Conclusions: The pretreatment serum AST/ALT ratio predicts poor disease outcome and response rate in patients with advanced PDAC treated with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel and might represent a novel and inexpensive marker for individual risk assessment in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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- Jakob Michael Riedl
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße Sarcoma Platform Austria, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Third Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz-Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten, Sankt Pölten, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of God, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria
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- Abteilung für Innere Medizin IV, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria
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- Krankenhaus der barmherzigen Brüder, Eisenstadt, Austria
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- IIIrd Medical Department, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg Cancer Research Institute, Cancer Cluster Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine 2, University Hospital Krems, Karl Landsteiner Private University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Metabolism & Endocrinology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Metabolism & Endocrinology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Landesklinikum Wr. Neustadt, Wr. Neustadt, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Landesklinikum Wr. Neustadt, Wr. Neustadt, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vinzenz Hospital Zams, Sanatoriumstrasse, Zams, Austria
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, Graz, 8036, Austria
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Mori K, Janisch F, Mostafaei H, Kimura S, Lysenko I, Karakiewicz PI, Briganti A, Enikeev DV, Rouprêt M, Margulis V, Chlosta P, Nyirady P, Babjuk M, Egawa S, Shariat SF. Prognostic role of preoperative De Ritis ratio in upper tract urothelial carcinoma treated with nephroureterectomy. Urol Oncol 2020; 38:601.e17-601.e24. [PMID: 32127252 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To validate the predictive and prognostic role of the De Ritis ratio in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) treated with radical nephroureterectomy in a large multi-institutional cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS The preoperative De Ritis ratio was assessed in a multi-institutional cohort of 2,492 patients. An altered De Ritis ratio was defined as a ratio >1.35. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association of the De Ritis ratio with advanced disease. The association of the De Ritis ratio with survival outcomes was evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression models. RESULTS An altered De Ritis ratio was observed in 985 (41.5%) patients; it was associated with a more advanced pathological features. In a preoperative model, the De Ritis ratio was an independent predictive factor for the presence of lymph node metastasis and muscle-invasive and nonorgan-confined disease (P < 0.05). Compared to patients with a normal De Ritis ratio, those with an altered De Ritis ratio had worse recurrence free (P <0.0001), cancer specific (P = 0.0003), and overall survival (P = 0.0014) in the Kaplan-Meier analyses. In the multivariable analyses that was adjusted for the effects of standard clinicopathologic features, the De Ritis ratio did not retain its independent prognostic value. CONCLUSIONS In UTUC, the preoperative De Ritis ratio is associated with adverse clinicopathologic features and independently predicts features of biologically and clinically aggressive UTUC. Therefore, it might be useful to incorporate the De Ritis ratio into prognostic tools in selecting appropriate treatment strategies.
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- Keiichiro Mori
- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, Medical University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°5, ONCOTYPE-URO, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Urology Department, PARIS, France
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Urology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria.
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Hu X, Yang WX, Wang Y, Shao YX, Xiong SC, Li X. The prognostic value of De Ritis (AST/ALT) ratio in patients after surgery for urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:39. [PMID: 32042266 PMCID: PMC6998332 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-1125-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Recently, the De Ritis (AST/ALT) ratio has been considered as a prognostic biomarker for various malignancies. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the prognostic value of preoperative De Ritis ratio in patients after surgery for urothelial carcinoma. Methods We searched the online database Embase, PubMed and Cochrane Library up to October 2019. The hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were extracted from the studies. Results A total of 8 studies incorporating 3949 patients were included in the quantitative synthesis. We observed that elevated preoperative De Ritis ratio is associated with inferior OS (HR = 1.97; 95% CI 1.70–2.28; P < 0.001), CSS (HR = 2.40; 95% CI 2.02–2.86; P < 0.001), RFS (HR = 1.31; 95% CI 1.11–1.54; P = 0.001), PFS (HR = 2.07; 95% CI 1.68–2.56; P < 0.001) and MFS (HR = 2.39; 95% CI 1.16–4.91; P = 0.018). Stratified by diseases, the elevated De Ritis ratio also served as an unfavorable factor. Conclusion The elevated preoperative De Ritis ratio is an unfavorable factor for patients with urothelial carcinoma. In patients with BC and UTUC, the elevated preoperative De Ritis ratio is also associated with poor prognosis. But De Ritis ratio must be validated in large, independent cohorts before it can be applied widely.
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- Xu Hu
- 1West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People's Republic of China
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- 1West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People's Republic of China
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- 1West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People's Republic of China
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- 1West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People's Republic of China
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- 1West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People's Republic of China
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- 2Department of Urology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Street, Chengdu, 610041 People's Republic of China
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Cao Y, Chen G, Li H, Liu Y, Tao Z, Li L, Chen W, Xu Y, Chen X. De Ritis ratio as a significant prognostic factor of international normalized ratio ≥4 in the initial 10 days of warfarin therapy. Biomark Med 2019; 13:1599-1607. [PMID: 31660758 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2019-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: To assess the relationship between the De Ritis ratio on admission and warfarin sensitivity in the initial 10 days of anticoagulation therapy. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from 906 patients who underwent heart valve replacement surgery. Results: A De Ritis ratio of 1.19 was identified as the optimal cutoff according to the ROC curve. Patients with a high De Ritis ratio achieved an international normalized ratio (INR) ≥4 more easily and earlier than those with a low De Ritis ratio in the initial 10 days of warfarin therapy. Multivariate analysis showed that a high De Ritis ratio was an independent predictor of an INR ≥4 (HR: 2.567; p < 0.001). Conclusion: A De Ritis ratio ≥1.19 on admission was significantly associated with an INR ≥4 in the initial 10 days of warfarin therapy among patients underwent heart valve replacement surgery.
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- Yide Cao
- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changle Road 68, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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Nam JS, Kim WJ, An SM, Choi DK, Chin JH, Lee EH, Choi IC. Age-dependent relationship between preoperative serum aminotransferase and mortality after cardiovascular surgery. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:9060-9074. [PMID: 31627189 PMCID: PMC6834416 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Although serum aminotransferase levels are frequently measured for preoperative evaluation, their prognostic value to postoperative outcomes remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between preoperative serum aminotransferase levels and postoperative 90-day mortality in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. We included adult patients (n=6264) who underwent cardiovascular surgery between January 2010 and December 2016 at a tertiary academic hospital. Preoperative serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and De Ritis ratio (defined as AST/ALT) were categorized into three groups: low (≤20th percentile), middle (20th–80th percentile), and high (>80th percentile). Of the 6264 patients enrolled (40.4% women; median age, 62 years), 183 (2.9%) died within 90 days postoperatively. Multivariable-adjusted analyses revealed low ALT (hazard ratio 1.58, 95% confidence interval, 1.14–2.18) and high De Ritis ratio (hazard ratio 1.59, 95% confidence interval, 1.15–2.20) were independent predictors of postoperative mortality, but AST did not have a statistically significant association. The association of low ALT and high De Ritis ratio with 90-day mortality was more pronounced in patients older than 60 years (P-values for interaction <0.05). Therefore, preoperative serum aminotransferase levels may be a valuable prognostic marker in patients with cardiovascular surgery, particularly in the elderly.
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- Jae-Sik Nam
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Laboratory for Perioperative Outcomes Analysis and Research, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
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Ha YS, Kim SW, Chun SY, Chung JW, Choi SH, Lee JN, Kim BS, Kim HT, Yoo ES, Kwon TG, Kim WT, Kim WJ, Kim TH. Association between De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase) and oncological outcomes in bladder cancer patients after radical cystectomy. BMC Urol 2019; 19:10. [PMID: 30678673 PMCID: PMC6345026 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-019-0439-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background New biological prognostic predictors have been studied; however, some factors have limited clinical application due to tissue-specific expression and high cost. There is the need for a promising predictive factor that is simple to detect and that is closely linked to oncological outcomes in patients with urothelial bladder cancer (BC) who have undergone radical cystectomy (RC). Therefore, we investigated the clinical prognostic value of the preoperative De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase) on oncological outcomes in patients with urothelial BC after RC. Methods We retrospectively evaluated clinicopathological data of 118 patients with non-metastatic urothelial BC after RC between 2008 and 2013 at a single center. The association between the De Ritis ratio and clinicopathological findings was assessed. The potential prognostic value of the De Ritis ratio was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate Cox analyses were performed to identify the independent predictors of metastasis-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival. Results According to the receiver operating curve of the De Ritis ratio for metastasis, we stratified the patients into 2 groups using a threshold of 1.3. A high De Ritis ratio was more likely to be associated with old age and the female sex. Kaplan-Meier estimates revealed that patients with a high De Ritis ratio had inferior metastasis-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival outcomes (P = 0.012, 0.024, and 0.022, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed that a high De Ritis ratio was an independent prognostic factor for metastasis (hazard ratio [HR], 2.389; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.161–4.914; P = 0.018), cancer-related death (HR, 2.755; 95% CI, 1.214–6.249; P = 0.015), and overall death (HR, 2.761; 95% CI, 1.257–6.067; P = 0.011). Conclusions An elevated De Ritis ratio was significantly associated with worse prognosis in patients who underwent RC for urothelial BC. This ratio might further improve the predictive accuracy for prognosis in BC.
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- Yun-Sok Ha
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea. .,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.
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Wang H, Fang K, Zhang J, Jiang Y, Wang G, Zhang H, Chen T, Shi X, Li Y, Duan F, Liu J. The significance of De Ritis (aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase) ratio in predicting pathological outcomes and prognosis in localized prostate cancer patients. Int Urol Nephrol 2017; 49:1391-1398. [PMID: 28550473 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-017-1618-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To illustrate whether De Ritis (aspartate transaminase-AST/alanine transaminase-ALT) ratio is useful in risk stratification of localized prostate cancer and propose an easy predictive model for biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCRFS). METHODS In total, 438 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were included in this study. Blood samples including AST and ALT were collected 1-7 days before surgery. An elevated AST and ALT value was defined as over 40 or 56 IU/L. RESULTS The median AST and ALT value was 18.5 (16-22) and 14 (11-18) IU/L. In total, 15 patients (3.4%) and 9 patients (2.1%) exhibited elevated AST value and ALT value. The median De Ritis ratio was 1.33 (1.11-1.60), and ROC curve indicated the best cutoff of 1.325 in predicting the occurrence of biochemical recurrence. Higher De Ritis ratio was found to be related to older age (p < 0.001), higher tumor stages (p < 0.001) and Gleason Score (p < 0.001), presence of seminal invasion (p < 0.001), positive surgical margin (p < 0.001) and lymph node metastasis (p = 0.003). Multivariate logistic regression confirmed that De Ritis ratio was an independent predictor for final Gleason Score (p < 0.001), and multivariate Cox regression demonstrated De Ritis ratio as an independent risk factor for BCRFS. A simple predictive model which incorporated De Ritis ratio, pathological tumor stage and final Gleason Score could help risk stratification for BCRFS. CONCLUSION Higher De Ritis ratio could be predictive for worse pathological outcomes and higher BCR in localized prostate cancer patients. A predictive model which incorporates De Ritis ratio, Gleason Score and pathological tumor stage could help risk stratification for BCRFS.
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- Huitao Wang
- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 374, Dianmian Dadao Road, Kunming, 650101, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
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Gao F, Chen C, Lu J, Zheng J, Ma XC, Yuan XY, Huo K, Han JF. De Ritis ratio (AST/ALT) as an independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:1551-1557. [PMID: 28670124 PMCID: PMC5478276 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s139316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase ratio (De Ritis ratio, AAR) was reported to be associated with patients' prognosis in certain diseases recently. The objective of the current study was to determine the association between the AAR at admission and poor outcome at 3 months in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study included patients who experienced their first-ever AIS between June 2015 and March 2016. The primary outcome measure was a poor outcome at 3 months (modified Rankin Scale score >2). Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between AAR quartiles and clinical outcomes among the AIS patients. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was applied to identify the optimal cutoff for AAR in predicting the prognosis of AIS. RESULTS In terms of the relationship between poor outcome and AAR, the adjusted odds ratio comparing the highest and lowest AAR quartiles was 2.15 (95% confidence interval =1.14-4.05). An AAR of 1.53 was identified as the optimal cutoff. In a prespecified subgroup analysis according to the time from symptom onset to treatment (>24 vs ≤24 hours), there was no significant difference in the effect of AAR >1.53 between the two groups. CONCLUSION An increased AAR at admission is significantly associated with a poor outcome at 3 months in AIS patients.
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- Clinical Research Center.,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Nishikawa M, Miyake H, Fujisawa M. De Ritis (aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase) ratio as a significant predictor of recurrence-free survival in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma following nephroureterectomy. Urol Oncol 2016; 34:417.e9-417.e15. [PMID: 27180325 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperatively assessed aspartate aminotransaminase (AST), alanine aminotransaminase (ALT), and the AST/ALT (De Ritis) ratio in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUTUC). METHODS This study included a total of 109 consecutive patients with clinically localized UUTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy. Effects of preoperative levels of AST, ALT, and the De Ritis ratio in addition to conventional clinicopathological parameters on the extravesical recurrence-free survival (eRFS) in these 109 patients were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Despite the lack of a significant correlation of AST or ALT with any of the factors examined in this study, the elevation of the De Ritis ratio was significantly correlated with several unfavorable parameters, including elderly age, high pathological stage, high tumor grade, and lymphovascular invasion. During the observation period of this series (median = 40.8mo), extravesical disease recurrence developed in 39 (35.8%) of the 109 patients, with a 5-year eRFS rate of 56.8%. Of several factors examined, the tumor location, De Ritis ratio, pathological stage, lymph node metastasis, tumor grade, lymphovascular invasion, surgical margin status, and adjuvant chemotherapy were shown to be significantly correlated with eRFS by univariate analysis. Of these, the De Ritis ratio, pathological stage, lymph node metastasis, and tumor grade were identified as independent predictors of eRFS on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that preoperative assessment of the De Ritis ratio may provide useful information with respect to the clinical course of patients with clinically localized UUTUC who are scheduled to be treated with nephroureterectomy.
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- Masatomo Nishikawa
- Division of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
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- Division of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Opio CK, Seremba E, Ocama P, Lalitha R, Kagimu M, Lee WM. Diagnosis of alcohol misuse and alcoholic liver disease among patients in the medical emergency admission service of a large urban hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa; a cross sectional study. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 15:23. [PMID: 24009799 PMCID: PMC3758849 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.15.23.2040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Uganda is among the top ten consumers of alcohol worldwide though there is little data on alcohol related liver disease. We describe alcohol use, alcohol misuse, and alcoholic liver disease among adults at the emergency admission service of a large urban hospital in Uganda. Methods All adults who consented were prospectively evaluated for alcohol use by inquiry and alcohol misuse by the “Cutting down, Annoyance, Guilt and Eye-opener- CAGE” questionnaire. Alcohol related hepatocellular liver injury was assessed using aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase levels. A combination of CAGE score ≥2 and De Ritis ratio ≥2 defined alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and viral hepatitis B and C serologies were evaluated in all the patients. Descriptive and inferential statistics were generated to answer our research questions. Results Three hundred and eighty individuals consented and participated in the study. Among these, 46.8% acknowledged use of alcohol while 21% and 10% met the study definition of alcoholic misuse and alcoholic liver disease respectively. Both alcohol misuse and alcoholic liver disease was significantly associated (p-value ≤ 0.05) with male gender, region of origin, number of life time sexual partners and serum albumin below 3.5 mg/dl after univariate and multivariate analysis. Conclusion Alcohol misuse and alcoholic liver disease is frequent in this medical emergency unit. Our study suggests a link between alcohol misuse or alcoholic liver disease and male gender, region of origin, number of sexual partners, and serum albumin below 3.5mg/dl.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher Kenneth Opio
- Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences P.O.Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
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