scholarly journals Prognostic relations between inflammatory markers and mortality in diabetic patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

Heart ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
P L Sanchez ◽  
J L Morinigo ◽  
P Pabon ◽  
F Martin ◽  
I Piedra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Leucocyte Count ◽  
Cardiovascular Death ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Inflammatory Status ◽  
St Elevation ◽  
Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Objective: To determine the differences in the inflammatory status between diabetic and non-diabetic patients and to evaluate the usefulness of C reactive protein, fibrinogen, and leucocyte count as predictors of death in diabetic patients with unstable coronary disease.Design: Nested case-control comparisons of the inflammatory status between diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Prospective cohort analysis of C reactive protein concentration, fibrinogen concentration, and leucocyte count as predictors of cardiovascular death in diabetic patients.Setting: Coronary care unit in Spain.Participants: 83 diabetic patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome and 83 sex and aged matched patients selected from 361 non-diabetic patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome.Main outcome measures: Plasma concentrations of C reactive protein and fibrinogen, and leucocyte count. Investigators contacted patients to assess clinical events.Results: Concentrations of C reactive protein and fibrinogen, and leucocyte count on admission were higher in diabetic than in non-diabetic patients (7 mg/l v 5 mg/l, p  =  0.020; 3.34 g/l v 2.90 g/l, p  =  0.013; and 8.8 × 109/l v 7.8 × 109/l, p  =  0.040). Among diabetic patients, these values were also higher in those who died during the 22 month follow up (13 mg/l v 6 mg/l, p  =  0.001; 3.95 g/l v 3.05 g/l, p < 0.001; and 11.4 × 109/l v 8.4 × 109/l, p  =  0.005). After adjustment for confounding factors, diabetic patients in the highest tertile of C reactive protein had a hazard ratio for cardiovascular death of 4.51 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.62 to 12.55). Similar hazard ratios were for fibrinogen 3.74 (95% CI 1.32 to 10.62) and for leucocyte count 3.64 (95% CI 1.37 to 9.68).Conclusions: Inflammation appears more evident in diabetic than in non-diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome. C reactive protein concentration, fibrinogen concentration, and leucocyte count constitute independent predictors of cardiovascular death in diabetics with unstable coronary disease.

scholarly journals Role of ST2 in Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome in the MERLIN-TIMI 36 Trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Kohli ◽  
Marc P Bonaca ◽  
Rahul Kakkar ◽  
Anastacia Y Kudinova ◽  
Benjamin M Scirica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cardiovascular Death ◽  
Acute Injury ◽  
Metabolic Efficiency ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Independent Events ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
St Elevation ◽  
Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract OBJECTIVE We investigated the prognostic performance of ST2 with respect to cardiovascular death (CVD) and heart failure (HF) in patients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) in a large multinational trial. BACKGROUND Myocytes that are subjected to mechanical stress secrete ST2, a soluble interleukin-1 receptor family member that is associated with HF after STE-ACS. METHODS We measured ST2 with a high-sensitivity assay in all available baseline samples (N = 4426) in patients enrolled in the Metabolic Efficiency With Ranolazine for Less Ischemia in the Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 36 (MERLIN-TIMI 36), a placebo-controlled trial of ranolazine in NSTE-ACS. All events, including cardiovascular death and new or worsening HF, were adjudicated by an independent events committee. RESULTS Patients with ST2 concentrations in the top quartile (&gt;35 μg/L) were more likely to be older and male and have diabetes and renal dysfunction. ST2 was only weakly correlated with troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide. High ST2 was associated with increased risk for CVD/HF at 30 days (6.6% vs 1.6%, P &lt; 0.0001) and 1 year (12.2% vs 5.2%, P &lt; 0.0001). The risk associated with ST2 was significant after adjustment for clinical covariates and biomarkers (adjusted hazard ratio CVD/HF 1.90, 95% CI 1.15–3.13 at 30 days, P = 0.012; 1.51, 95% CI 1.15–1.98 at 1 year, P = 0.003), with a significant integrated discrimination improvement (P &lt; 0.0001). No significant interaction was found between ST2 and ranolazine (Pinteraction = 0.15). CONCLUSIONS ST2 correlates weakly with biomarkers of acute injury and hemodynamic stress but is strongly associated with the risk of HF after NSTE-ACS. This biomarker and related pathway merit further investigation as potential therapeutic targets for patients with ACS at risk for cardiac remodeling.

scholarly journals Change in Growth Differentiation Factor 15, but Not C-Reactive Protein, Independently Predicts Major Cardiac Events in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez ◽  
Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez ◽  
Idaira F. Hernandez-Baldomero ◽  
Pablo Avanzas ◽  
Francisco Bosa-Ojeda
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Growth Differentiation Factor 15 ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Differentiation Factor ◽  
Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Among the numerous emerging biomarkers, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and growth-differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) have received widespread interest, with their potential role as predictors of cardiovascular risk. The concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers, however, are influenced, among others, by physiological variations, which are the natural, within-individual variation occurring over time. The aims of our study are: (a) to describe the changes in hsCRP and GDF-15 levels over a period of time and after an episode of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) and (b) to examine whether the rate of change in hsCRP and GDF-15 after the acute event is associated with long-term major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE). Two hundred and Fifty five NSTE-ACS patients were included in the study. We measured hsCRP and GDF-15 concentrations, at admission and again 36 months after admission (end of the follow-up period). The present study shows that the change of hsCRP levels, measured after 36 months, does not predict MACE in NSTEACS-patients. However, the level of GDF-15 measured, after 36 months, was a stronger predictor of MACE, in comparison to the acute unstable phase.

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