scholarly journals Temporal Biomarker Profiling Reveals Longitudinal Changes in Risk of Death or Myocardial Infarction in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1214-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Y Chan ◽  
Megan L Neely ◽  
Matthew T Roe ◽  
Shaun G Goodman ◽  
David Erlinge ◽  
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Abstract BACKGROUND There are conflicting data on whether changes in N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentrations between time points (delta NT-proBNP and hs-CRP) are associated with a change in prognosis. METHODS We measured NT-proBNP and hs-CRP at 3 time points in 1665 patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). Cox proportional hazards was applied to the delta between temporal measurements to determine the continuous association with cardiovascular events. Effect estimates for delta NT-proBNP and hs-CRP are presented per 40% increase as the basic unit of temporal change. RESULTS Median NT-proBNP was 370.0 (25th, 75th percentiles, 130.0, 996.0), 340.0 (135.0, 875.0), and 267.0 (111.0, 684.0) ng/L; and median hs-CRP was 4.6 (1.7, 13.1), 1.9 (0.8, 4.5), and 1.8 (0.8, 4.4) mg/L at baseline, 30 days, and 6 months, respectively. The deltas between baseline and 6 months were the most prognostically informative. Every +40% increase of delta NT-proBNP (baseline to 6 months) was associated with a 14% greater risk of cardiovascular death (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.14, 95% CI, 1.03–1.27) and with a 14% greater risk of all-cause death (adjusted HR 1.14, 95% CI, 1.04–1.26), while every +40% increase of delta hs-CRP (baseline to 6 months) was associated with a 9% greater risk of the composite end point (adjusted HR 1.09, 95% CI, 1.02–1.17) and a 10% greater risk of myocardial infarction (adjusted HR 1.10, 95%, CI 1.00–1.20). CONCLUSIONS Temporal changes in NT-proBNP and hs-CRP are quantitatively associated with future cardiovascular events, supporting their role in dynamic risk stratification of NSTEACS. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00699998

Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Kaski ◽  
Luciano Consuegra-Sanchez ◽  
Daniel J. Fernandez-Berges ◽  
Jose M Cruz-Fernandez ◽  
Xavier Garcia-Moll ◽  
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Objectives: We sought to assess whether plasma neopterin predicts adverse clinical outcomes in patients with NSTEACS. Background: Circulating C reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, correlates with events in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). High neopterin levels - a marker of macrophage activation - predict cardiovascular events in stable angina patients but their prognostic role in NSTEACS has not been systematically evaluated. Methods: We prospectively assessed 397 patients (74 % men) admitted with NSTEACS: 169 (42.5%) had unstable angina and 228 (57.5%) non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Blood samples for neopterin and CRP assessment were obtained at admission. TIMI risk score was also assessed among other clinical and biochemical variables. The study end point was the composite of cardiac death, acute myocardial infarction and recurrent angina at 180-days. Results: Baseline neopterin concentrations (nmol/L) were similar in unstable angina and NSTEMI patients (8.3 [6.5–10.6] vs 8.0 [6.2–11.1], p = 0.54). Fifty-nine patients (14.9 %) had events during follow-up (highest third (%) 21.5 vs 1 st and 2 nd thirds 11.5, log rank 7.341, p = 0.007). On multivariable hazard Cox regression, only neopterin (highest vs 1 st and 2 nd thirds, HR 2.15, 95 % CI [1.21–3.81]) was independently associated with the combined endpoint.CRP levels, however, were not significantly different in patients with events compared to those without events (adjusted HR = 0.98, p = 0.89, 95% CI 0.80 –1.21). Conclusion: Increased neopterin levels are an independent predictor of 180-day adverse cardiac events in patients with NSTEACS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
I. S. Trusov ◽  
A. V. Biryukov ◽  
E. M. Nifontov ◽  
R. D. Ivanchenko ◽  
E. I. Melioranskaia

Highlights. Vascular healing response after stenting depends on both, procedure- and patient-related factors. The patient's age, lipid metabolism, the presence of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and the thickness of epicardial adipose tissue affect vascular remodeling after everolimus-eluting stent implantation.Aim. To identify factors affecting vascular healing response after everolimus-eluting stent implantation in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome.Methods. 45 patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome who underwent everolimus-eluting stent implantation were included in a study. Stenting was performed without intravascular imaging guidance. All patients underwent repeated coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography of the stented segment 6 (±2) months after the indexed procedure. 39,860 struts in 4,576 sections were analyzed. The number of uncovered and malapposed struts was estimated, and the healing score was calculated. Cardiovascular death, repeated myocardial infarction, and repeated revascularization of the stented segment 12 months after the stenting were evaluated as a combined endpoint.Results. 5 patients out of 45 reached the endpoint (11.1%), the main component of which was repeated revascularization. Patients who reached the endpoint had a lower healing score (4.5±2.6 and 19.9±17.9, respectively; p = 0.038). The healing score was lower in men (13.7±14.7 and 26.0±20.0, respectively; p = 0.041), those who had myocardial infarction at the time of stenting (5.5±6.7 for myocardial infarction and 19.8±17.9 for unstable angina, p = 0.045), and those who did not have heart failure (12.2±12.4 and 36.7±19.0, respectively; p = 0.0006). The healing score depended on the severity of the coronary lesion (24.8±19.4 for multivessel lesions, 10.0±8.7 for single-vessel lesions, and 7.3±6.3 for two-vessel lesions, respectively; p = 0.019). The linear regression reported the correlation of the healing score with age, atherogenicity coefficient, and the presence of chronic heart failure. The modified healing score depended on the epicardial fat thickness, atherogenicity coefficient, and blood urea level.Conclusion. The nature and degree of vascular remodeling after everolimus-eluting stent implantation depends on the patient's age, diagnosis, heart failure, lipid metabolism, and the severity of the coronary lesion. The evaluation of vascular healing response may influence the decision on the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy


Author(s):  
Jean-Guillaume Dillinger ◽  
Gregory Ducrocq ◽  
Yedid Elbez ◽  
Marc Cohen ◽  
Christoph Bode ◽  
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Background: Previous studies have observed poorer outcomes in females with myocardial infarction, but older age and lower use of percutaneous coronary intervention in females are factors that potentially explain the worse outcome. This study sought to determine if female sex is an independent factor of ischemic and bleeding outcomes in non–ST-segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome treated with a systematic invasive approach. Methods: The TAO trial (Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome With Otamixaban) randomized patients with non–ST-segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome treated invasively to heparin plus eptifibatide versus otamixaban. In this post hoc analysis, the primary ischemic end point (all-cause death, myocardial infarction within 180 days) and the primary safety end point (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction major or minor bleeding within 30 days) were analyzed according to sex. Results: Of 13 229 randomized patients, 3980 (30.1%) were females and 9249 (69.9%) were males. Females were older (64.8±11.0 versus 60.7±11.1 years), had more comorbidities, received less peri-procedural antithrombotic therapy, and underwent less frequently revascularization. Overall, females experienced a higher risk of ischemic (10.2% versus 9.1%; odds ratio [OR], 1.15 [1.01–1.30]) and bleeding events (4.2% versus 3.4%; OR, 1.23 [1.02–1.49]) than males. After multivariate analysis, the risk of ischemic outcomes (OR, 1.04 [0.90–1.19]), death (OR, 1.00 [0.75–1.23]), or bleeding (OR, 1.05 [0.85–1.28]), were similar between females and males. Only, noncoronary artery bypass graft related Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction major bleeding were increased in females (OR, 1.69 [1.11–2.56]). Conclusions: In patients with non–ST-segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome with systematic invasive management, ischemic outcomes, bleeding events, and mortality were higher in females. After multivariate analyses, female sex was not an independent predictor of ischemic and bleeding events although noncoronary artery bypass graft related Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction major bleeding was higher in females. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT01076764.


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