Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
American Journal of the Medical Sciences, cilt.348, sa.1, ss.37-42, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 348 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/maj.0000000000000188
- Dergi Adı: American Journal of the Medical Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-42
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Myocardial infarction, Infarct-related artery patency, Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, Thrombus burden, Reperfusion
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous early patency of infarct-related artery (IRA) on arrival for primary percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with better short- and long-term prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to investigate whether the hemographic parameters on admission are associated with spontaneous IRA patency. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 1,625 patients with acute STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention <12 hours after the onset of symptoms. RESULTS: Angiography showed patent IRA (prethrombolysis in myocardial infarction [TIMI] grade 3 flow) in 160 (9.8%) patients. Neutrophil count on admission (7.8 ± 2.4 × 103/μL versus 9.7 ± 3.8 × 103/μL; P < 0.001) was significantly lower and lymphocyte count (2.4 ± 1.0 × 103/μL versus 1.9 ± 1.1 × 103/μL; P < 0.001) on admission was significantly higher in the patent IRA group. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was significantly lower in the patent IRA group (4.1 ± 3.2 versus 6.9 ± 5.5; P < 0.001). Admission leukocyte counts (13 ± 4.0 × 103/μL versus 12 ± 3.4 × 103/μL; P < 0.001) and NLR (7.2 ± 5.8 versus 5.5 ± 4.4; P < 0.001) of the patients with TIMI thrombus score ≥4 were significantly higher than patients with TIMI thrombus score <4. In the multivariate analysis, NLR ≥4.5 (3.17 [95% confidence interval: 2.04-4.92]; P < 0.001) was found to be independently predicting an occluded IRA on initial angiography with a sensitivity of 62.7% and a specificity of 70%. CONCLUSIONS: NLR on admission is significantly related to angiographic thrombus burden and spontaneous early IRA patency in patients with acute STEMI. Copyright © by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation.