The Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Laboratory Biomarkers in Predicting 6-Month Outcomes in High-risk Patients with Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Alia Lubovich, Mariana Issawy, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Fabio Kusniec, Ibrahim Marai, Doron Sudarsky, Edo Y. Birati, Offer Amir, Shemy Carasso, Gabby Elbaz-Greener

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Abstract

Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents a spectrum of ischemic myocardial disease including unstable angina (UA), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Various prognostic scores were developed for patients presenting with NSTEMI-ACS. Among these scores, the GRACE risk score offers the best discriminative performance for prediction of in-hospital and 6-month mortality. However, the GRACE score is limited and cannot be used in several ethnic populations. Moreover, it is not predictive of clinical outcomes other than mortality. Objective: To assess the prognostic value of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and laboratory biomarkers in predicting 6-month major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), including hospitalization, recurrent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stroke, and cardiovascular mortality in patients with NSTEMI treated with PCI. Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients admitted with an initial diagnosis of NSTEMI to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) at the Tzafon Medical Center, Israel, between April 2015 and August 2018 and treated by PCI within 48 hours of admission. Results: A total of 223 consecutive patients with NSTEMI treated by PCI were included in the study. Logarithmebrain natriuretic peptide (LogeBNP), prior Ml, and Hb levels were found to be significant predictors of any first MACCE. Only logeBNP was found to be an independent predictor of a first MACCE event by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: LogeBNP is an independent predictor of worse prognosis in patients with NSTEMI. Routine evaluation of BNP levels should be considered in patients admitted with NSTEMI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)210-214
Number of pages5
JournalIsrael Medical Association Journal
Volume25
Issue number3
StatePublished - Mar 2023

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Keywords

  • Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
  • Logarithmbrain natriuretic peptide (LogeBNP)
  • major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE)
  • non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)

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