Monocyte-to-albumin Ratio as a Novel Predictor of Long-term Adverse Outcomes in Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Background: Monocyte count and serum albumin (Alb) have been proven to be involved in the process of systemic inflammation. Therefore, we investigated the prognostic value of monocyte-to-albumin ratio (MAR) in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods:We enrolled a total of 3561 patients in this study from January 2013 to December 2017. They were divided into two groups according to MAR cutoff value (MAR < 0.014, n = 2220; and MAR ≥ 0.014, n = 1119) as evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The average follow-up time was 37.59 ± 22.24 months. Results: The two groups differed significantly in the incidences of all-cause mortality (ACM; P < 0.001), cardiac mortality (CM; P < 0.001), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs; P = 0.038), and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs; P = 0.037). Multivariate Cox regression analyses revealed MAR as an independent prognostic factor for ACM and CM. The incidence of ACM increased 56.5% (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.565; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.086–2.256; P = 0.016) and that of CM increased 76.3% (HR = 1.763; 95% CI, 1.106–2.810; P = 0.017) in patients in the higher-MAR group. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis suggested that patients with higher MAR tended to have an increased accumulated risk of ACM ( Log rank P < 0.001) and CM (Log rank P < 0.001). Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggested that MAR was a novel independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients who underwent PCI.