Elevated Levels of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Correlate Positively with C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

The relationship between oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is unknown. We, therefore, measured serum levels of Ox-LDL and high-sensitivity (hs)-CRP in 90 ACS patients, 45 stable angina pectoris (SAP) patients, and 66 healthy controls using sandwich ELISA. ACS patients were subdivided into: (1) acute myocardial infarction (AMI; n = 45); (2) unstable angina pectoris (UAP; n = 45) groups. In AMI patients, Ox-LDL (177.5 mmol/l) and hs-CRP (25.40 mg/l) levels were significantly higher (P < 0.01) than in UAP (Ox-LDL:107.5 mmol/l, hs-CRP:10.7 mg/l) and SAP (Ox-LDL:82.3 mmol/l, hs-CRP:2.10 mg/l) patients as well as controls (Ox-LDL:41.4 mmol/l, hs-CRP:1.76 mg/l). Ox-LDL/hs-CRP levels in UAP patients were significantly higher (P < 0.01) than in SAP patients and controls. Importantly, a positive correlation was found between Ox-LDL and CRP (r = 0.622; P < 0.01) levels. Serum levels of total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol did not differ among these patient groups. In conclusion, our data show that Ox-LDL and hs-CRP levels correlate positively in ACS patients, supporting the hypothesis that Ox-LDL and CRP may play a direct role in promoting the inflammatory component of atherosclerosis in these individuals. We suggest that Ox-LDL/CRP elevated levels may serve as markers of the severity of the disease in evaluation and management of ACS patients.     

Pericoronary Adipose Tissue as Storage and Supply Site for Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Human Coronary Plaques

Objectives

It is generally believed that low-density lipoprotein enters the vascular wall from its lumen and oxidized (oxLDL), after which it plays an important role in atherosclerosis. Because voluminous epicardial adipose tissue is a risk factor for coronary events, there is a possibility that the pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT), which is a part of epicardial adipose tissue, acts as a risk factor by supplying oxLDL to the coronary arterial wall. The present study was performed whether PCAT stores and supplies oxLDL to the coronary wall.

Methods

Localization of oxLDL in PCAT and its relation to plaque morphology were examined by immunohistochemical techniques in 27 epicardial coronary arteries excised from 9 human autopsy cases.

Results

OxLDL deposited in all PCAT of the studied cases. The percent (%) incidence of oxLDL in the intima of 25 normal segment, 19 white plaques, 15 yellow plaques without necrotic core (NC) and 10 yellow plaques with NC, was 32, 84, 93 (p<0.05 vs normal segments and yellow plaques with NC), and 30, respectively. OxLDL deposited either in dotted or diffuse pattern. Double immunohistochemical staining revealed that the dotted oxLDL was that contained in CD68(+)-macrophages. The oxLDL-containing macrophages were observed in the interstitial space but not inside of the vasa vasorum, and they traversed PCAT, adventitia, external and internal elastic laminae, suggesting their migration towards the intima. Diffuse oxLDL deposits were observed in 17 preparations, the majority of which were co-localized with the vasa vasorum in outer or in both inner and outer halves of intima, and rarely in the inner half alone.

Conclusions

The results suggested that PCAT is a supply source of oxLDL to coronary intima and acts as a risk factor for coronary events, that oxLDL increasingly deposits in the intima with plaque growth and decreases after plaque maturation, and therefore molecular therapies targeting the PCAT before plaque growth could be effective in preventing human coronary atherosclerosis.     

Acute Coronary Syndrome Remodels the Protein Cargo and Functions of High-Density Lipoprotein Subfractions

Objectives

This study examined alterations in the functions and proteome of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions (HDL2 and HDL3) isolated from patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) compared with control subjects.

Methods

We measured HDL subfraction cholesterol efflux capacity, inflammatory index (HII), paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity, and lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH) levels in both male age-matched controls and the ACS group (n = 40/group). Additionally, proteomic analysis was used to monitor changes in the HDL subfraction proteome between controls and ACS subjects.

Results

Both HDL2 and HDL3 from ACS patients had greater HII and LOOH levels compared with controls (P<0.001); PON1 activity and cholesterol efflux capacity in both HDL2 and HDL3 from the ACS group were significantly less than those of controls (P<0.001). Using proteomic analysis, we demonstrated that, compared with the control group, nine proteins were selectively enriched in HDL3 from subjects with ACS, and ras-related protein Rab-7b was decreased in HDL3. Additionally, in the ACS subjects, 12 proteins were decreased in HDL2 and 4 proteins were increased in HDL2.

Conclusions

Functional HDL subfractions shifted to dysfunctional HDL subfractions during ACS, and the functional impairment was linked to remodeled protein cargo in HDL subfractions from ACS patients.     

Localization of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and Its Relation to Plaque Morphology in Human Coronary Artery

Objectives

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) plays a key role in the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. However, its localization in human coronary arterial wall is not well understood. The present study was performed to visualize deposition sites and patterns of native oxLDL and their relation to plaque morphology in human coronary artery.

Methods

Evans blue dye (EB) elicits a violet fluorescence by excitation at 345-nm and emission at 420-nm, and a reddish-brown fluorescence by excitation at 470-nm and emission at 515-nm characteristic of oxLDL only. Therefore, native oxLDL in excised human coronary artery were investigated by color fluorescent microscopy (CFM) using EB as a biomarker.

Results

(1) By luminal surface scan with CFM, the % incidence of oxLDL in 38 normal segments, 41 white plaques and 32 yellow plaques that were classified by conventional angioscopy, was respectively 26, 44 and 94, indicating significantly (p<0.05) higher incidence in the latter than the former two groups. Distribution pattern was classified as patchy, diffuse and web-like. Web-like pattern was observed only in yellow plaques with necrotic core. (2) By transected surface scan, oxLDL deposited within superficial layer in normal segments and diffusely within both superficial and deep layers in white and yellow plaques. In yellow plaques with necrotic core, oxLDL deposited not only in the marginal zone of the necrotic core but also in the fibrous cap.

Conclusion

Taken into consideration of the well-known process of coronary plaque growth, the results suggest that oxLDL begins to deposit in human coronary artery wall before plaque formation and increasingly deposits with plaque growth, exhibiting different deposition sites and patterns depending on morphological changes.     

C-Reactive Protein for Predicting Prognosis and Its Gender-Specific Associations with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in the Development of Coronary Artery Spasm

Background

While hypertension is negatively associated with coronary artery spasm (CAS), scarce data are available on diabetes mellitus in relation to CAS. In addition, outcome prediction in patients with CAS is challenging due to the lack of appropriate biomarkers. Therefore, we sought to identify the roles that gender, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), diabetes mellitus and hypertension play in CAS development and prognosis.

Methodology/Prinicpal Findings

Patients (350 women and 547 men) undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography with or without proven CAS but without obstructive stenosis were evaluated at long-term follow-up (median 102 months). Diabetic women and diabetic men with low hs-CRP levels had a low and high risk of CAS (odds ratio [OR]: 0.16, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.01–1.88 and OR: 5.02, 95% CI: 1.03–24.54, respectively). The ORs of CAS in both women and men with the highest hs-CRP tertile (>3 mg/L) reduced from 4.41 to 1.45 and 2.98 to 1.52, respectively, if they had diabetes mellitus, and from 9.68 to 2.43 and 2.60 to 1.75, respectively, if they had hypertension. Hypertension had a more negative effect on CAS development in diabetic than non-diabetic women, which was not observed in men. The highest hs-CRP tertile was an independent predictor of adverse outcomes. Patients with the highest hs-CRP tertile had more coronary events than patients with the lowest hs-CRP tertitle (p = 0.021, log-rank test).

Conclusions

Diabetes mellitus contributes to CAS development in men with low hs-CRP levels, but not in women. There are negative effects of diabetes mellitus and hypertension on CAS development in patients with high hs-CRP levels and especially in women. Elevated hs-CRP level independently predicts adverse outcomes.     

血清超敏C-反应蛋白水平与急性缺血性脑卒中预后的关系

目的:探讨急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清超敏C-反应蛋白(hs-CRP)的水平对卒中后功能障碍的预测价值.方法:分别在发病后第1和7天,采用颗粒增强免疫透射比浊法对92例急性缺血性脑卒中患者检测血清hs-CRP水平,并选取40例健康受试者作为对照.随访并记录患者1月、3月和6月mRS评分.结果:①急性缺血性脑卒中患者血清hs-CRP水平较对照组显著升高.②急性缺血性卒中患者入院1d和7d血清hs-CRP水平与1月、3月和6月mRS评分,均有明显的相关性.与入院1d血清hs-CRP水平相比,入院7d血清hs-CRP水平与mRS评分相关性更好.③与无颈动脉粥样硬化危险因素的缺血性卒中患者相比,有颈动脉粥样硬化危险因素的缺血性卒中患者入院7d血清hs-CRP水平明显升高.结论:与入院1d血清hs-CRP水平相比,入院7d血清hs-CRP水平对卒中后功能障碍的预测价值更好.     

NT-proBNP与急性冠脉综合征患者冠脉病变程度及预后的关系

目的:探讨N末端脑钠肽原(NT-pro BNP)与急性冠脉综合征(ACS)患者冠脉病变程度及预后的关系。方法:选择2012年1月至2015年6月我院收治的ACS患者400例为研究对象,根据病情症状的不同将患者分为不稳定心绞痛(UA)组和急性心肌梗死(AMI)组,各200例,另选同期200例非ACS患者作为对照组,比较各组患者的NT-pro BNP水平及ACS患者的心功能情况,并比较ACS患者的冠脉造影结果,通过Syntax评分系统评价冠脉病变,随访6-12个月,对比各组患者的主要心血管不良事件(MACE)发生率,通过上述比较及分析,研究ACS患者NT-pro BNP与冠脉病变程度及预后的关系。结果:AMI组及UA组患者的NT-pro BNP水平明显高于对照组,且AMI组患者的NT-pro BNP水平明显高于UA组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);AMI组患者的冠脉病变Syntax积分高于UA组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);冠脉病变Syntax积分≥33分的ACS患者的NT-pro BNP水平高于Syntax积分0-22分的患者,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);同时双支病变和三支病变患者的Syntax积分及NT-pro BNP水平高于单支病变患者,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);随访6-12个月发生MACE患者的NT-pro BNP水平明显高于未发生MACE者,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。Pearson相关性分析显示,患者的冠脉病变程度与NT-pro BNP及Syntas积分均呈正相关(r=0.667,0.842;P0.05)。患者随访6-12个月MACE发生率与NT-pro BNP及Syntas积分也呈正相关(r=0.708,0.821;P0.05)。结论:ACS患者的冠脉病变程度及预后与其NT-pro BNP水平具有较好的相关性,值得临床关注。     

Combined Value of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events Risk Score for Predicting Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) content can both independently predict major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We investigated the combined predictive value of RDW and GRACE risk score for cardiovascular events in patients with ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the first time. We enrolled 480 ACS patients. During a median follow-up time of 37.2 months, 70 (14.58%) patients experienced MACEs. Patients were divided into tertiles according to the baseline RDW content (11.30–12.90, 13.00–13.50, 13.60–16.40). GRACE score was positively correlated with RDW content. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that both GRACE score and RDW content were independent predictors of MACEs (hazard ratio 1.039; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.024–1.055; p < 0.001; 1.699; 1.294–2.232; p < 0.001; respectively). Furthermore, Kaplan–Meier analysis demonstrated that the risk of MACEs increased with increasing RDW content (p < 0.001). For GRACE score alone, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for MACEs was 0.749 (95% CI: 0.707–0.787). The area under the ROC curve for MACEs increased to 0.805 (0.766–0.839, p = 0.034) after adding RDW content. The incremental predictive value of combining RDW content and GRACE risk score was significantly improved, also shown by the net reclassification improvement (NRI = 0.352, p < 0.001) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI = 0.023, p = 0.002). Combining the predictive value of RDW and GRACE risk score yielded a more accurate predictive value for long-term cardiovascular events in ACS patients who underwent PCI as compared to each measure alone.     

The Value and Distribution of High-Density Lipoprotein Subclass in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Background

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) enhances cholesterol efflux from the arterial wall and exhibits potent anti-inflammatory and anti-atherosclerosis (AS) properties. Whether raised HDL levels will clinically benefit patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the value at which these effects will be apparent, however, is debatable. This study examined the HDL subclass distribution profile in patients with ACS.

Methods

Plasma HDL subclasses were measured in 158 patients with established ACS and quantified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting. ACS diagnosis was based on symptoms of cardiac ischemia, electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, speciality cardiac enzyme change along with presence of coronary heart disease (CHD) on coronary angiography.

Results

The small-sized preβ₁-HDL, HDL_3b, and HDL_3a levels were significantly higher, and the large-sized HDL_2a and HDL_2b levels were significantly lower in patients with ACS than in those with stable angina pectoris (SAP) and in normal control subjects. Meanwhile, with an elevation in the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure (BP), and the reduction in the high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, the HDL_2b contents significantly decreased and the preβ₁-HDL contents significantly increased in patients with ACS. The correlation analysis revealed that the apolipoprotein (apo)A-I levels were positively and significantly with all HDL subclasses contents; plasma total cholesterol (TC) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels were inversely associated with HDL_2a, and HDL_2b. Moreover, the FPG levels were positively related to HDL_3c, HDL_3b, and HDL_3a in ACS patients.

Conclusion

The HDL subclass distribution profile remodeling was noted in the patients with ACS. Plasma lipoprotein and FPG levels, BP, and BMI play an important role in the HDL subclass metabolism disorder for patients with ACS. The HDL subclass distribution phenotype might be useful as a novel biomarker to assist in the risk stratification of patients with ACS.     

Predictors of Beta-Blocker Intolerance and Mortality in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndrome

Purpose

To investigate the predictors of intolerance to beta-blockers treatment and the 6-month mortality in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods

This was a single-center, prospective, and longitudinal study including 370 consecutive ACS patients in Killip class I or II. BBs were prescribed according to international guidelines and withdrawn if intolerance occurred. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee of our university. Statistics: the clinical parameters evaluated at admission, and the related intolerance to BBs and death at 6 months were analyzed using logistic regression (p<0.05)in PATIENTS.

Results

BB intolerance was observed in 84 patients and was associated with no prior use of statins (OR: 2.16, 95%CI: 1.26–3.69, p= 0.005) and Killip class II (OR: 2.5, 95%CI: 1.30-4.75, p=0.004) in the model adjusted for age, sex, blood pressure, and renal function. There was no association with ST-segment alteration or left anterior descending coronary artery plaque. Intolerance to BB was associated with the greatest risk of death (OR: 4.5, 95%CI: 2.15–9.40, p<0.001).

Conclusions

After ACS, intolerance to BBs in the first 48 h of admission was associated to non previous use of statin and Killip class II and had a high risk of death within 6 months.     

The Association between Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and All-Cause Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome after Coronary Revascularization

Aims

High triglycerides (TG) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are cardiovascular risk factors. A positive correlation between elevated TG/HDL-C ratio and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events exists in women. However, utility of TG to HDL-C ratio for prediction is unknown among acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods

Fasting lipid profiles, detailed demographic data, and clinical data were obtained at baseline from 416 patients with ACS after coronary revascularization. Subjects were stratified into three levels of TG/HDL-C. We constructed multivariate Cox-proportional hazard models for all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of 3 years using log TG to HDL-C ratio as a predictor variable and analyzing traditional cardiovascular risk factors. We constructed a logistic regression model for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) to prove that the TG/HDL-C ratio is a risk factor.

Results

The subject’s mean age was 64 ± 11 years; 54.5% were hypertensive, 21.8% diabetic, and 61.0% current or prior smokers. TG/HDL-C ratio ranged from 0.27 to 14.33. During the follow-up period, there were 43 deaths. In multivariate Cox models after adjusting for age, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and severity of angiographic coronary disease, patients in the highest tertile of ACS had a 5.32-fold increased risk of mortality compared with the lowest tertile. After adjusting for conventional coronary heart disease risk factors by the logistic regression model, the TG/HDL-C ratio was associated with MACEs.

Conclusion

The TG to HDL-C ratio is a powerful independent predictor of all-cause mortality and is a risk factor of cardiovascular events.     

血肌酐与非ST段抬高急性冠脉综合征冠脉病变程度及其预后

目的:研究血清肌酐(serum creatinine,SCr)与非ST段抬高急性冠脉综合征(non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome,NSTE-ACS)患者冠脉病变程度及其预后的关系。方法:对293例患者进行回顾性分析,依据冠脉造影结果分为NSTE-ACS组和非冠心病组。根据Gensini积分系统,评价NSTE-ACS患者冠脉病变程度,并将患者分为轻度病变组、中度病变组和重度病变组。检测患者SCr水平,应用SPSS16.0分析SCr与NSTE-ACS患者冠脉病变程度及其预后关系。结果:(1)与非冠心病组相比,NSTE-ACS患者SCr较高(P0.05);其中,重度冠脉病变NSTE-ACS患者SCr水平尤高(P0.001)。(2)SCr是NSTE-ACS冠脉病变的危险因子;SCr与NSTE-ACS冠脉病变程度呈正相关(r=0.263,P0.000);SCr与NSTE-ACS主要心血管不良事件(Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events,MACE)呈正相关(r=0.183,P0.01)。结论:SCr是NSTE-ACS患者冠脉病变的独立危险因子,且与NSTE-ACS患者预后相关。SCr对于NSTE-ACS的诊疗有潜在临床价值。     

不同年龄急性冠脉综合征患者血脂代谢临床特点对比分析

目的:对比研究不同年龄急性冠脉综合征患者急性期血脂代谢特点及相关因素变化,探讨血脂代谢在不同年龄急性冠脉综合征发生过程中的作用及临床意义。方法:222例急性冠脉综合征(ACS)患者及119例稳定型心绞痛(SAP)患者共341例按照年龄分为3组,<60岁为非老年组共68人,其中ACS组33人,SAP组35人;60-74岁为普通老年组共67人,其中ACS组34人,SAP组33人;≥75岁为高龄老年组共206人,其中ACS组155人,SAP组51人。详细记录其基线资料并测定其血脂各项指标(包括TC、TG、LDL-C、HDL-C)及CRP。结果:与SAP患者比较,非老年人组及普通老年人组ACS患者LDL-C、CRP均显著升高;高龄老年人ACS患者LDL-C水平无显著升高,但HDL-C显著降低,CRP显著升高,差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05),LDL-C虽无显著升高,但未达指南要求水平。各组之间TC、TG之间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:脂代谢异常在不同年龄ACS患者的发生过程中均有重要作用,老年ACS患者中,除了应关注脂代谢紊乱外,还应该关注高血压、糖尿病等危险因素。     

Pre-Treatment Levels of C-Reactive Protein and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen for Predicting the Aggressiveness of Pharyngolaryngeal Carcinoma

The levels of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) and C-reactive protein (CRP) can be used to predict tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis, staging and survival in patients with oral cavity cancer. The present study analyzed the relationship between pre-treatment levels of SCC-Ag and CRP in relation to clinicopathological factors in patients with pharyngolaryngeal cancer (PLC) and determined whether elevated levels of CRP and SCC-Ag were associated with tumor metabolic activity via [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). We retrospectively recruited one hundred and six PLC patients between June 2008 and December 2011. All patients received computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and FDG-PET staging analyses, and the serum levels of SCC-Ag and CRP in these patients were measured prior to treatment. A SCC-Ag level ≥2.0 ng/ml and a CRP level ≥5.0 mg/L were significantly associated with clinical stage (P<0.001), clinical tumor status (P<0.001), and clinical nodal status (P<0.001). The elevation of both SCC-Ag and CRP levels was correlated with the standardized uptake value (SUV) max of the tumor (≥8.6 mg/L) and lymph nodes (≥5.7 ng/ml) (P = 0.019). The present study demonstrated that the presence of high levels of both pre-treatment SCC-Ag and CRP acts as a predictor of clinical stage, clinical tumor status, and clinical nodal status in patients with PLC. Moreover, elevated levels of SCC-Ag and CRP were associated with a high metabolic rate as well as the proliferative activity measured according to the SUVmax of the tumor and lymph nodes. Therefore, elevated levels of these two factors have the potential to serve as biomarkers for the prediction of tumor aggressiveness in cases of PLC.     

川芎嗪对急性冠脉综合征患者血清C反应蛋白及血液流变学的影响

目的:观察川芎嗪注射液(LHI)对急性冠脉综合征(ACS)患者血清C-反应蛋白(CRP)及血液流变学的影响,探讨LHI在稳定冠脉粥样斑块中的作用.方法:本研究采用前瞻性开放性病例对照研究,以248例ACS患者(其中急性心肌梗死(AMI)115例,不稳定心绞痛(UA)133例)及100例健康志愿者为研究对象,与发生ACS48h空腹采静脉血,健康对照组空腹采静脉血,测定血清CRP及血液流变学指标.在248例ACS惠者中随机选取100例分为治疗组和对照组:对照组(50例)采用常规治疗;治疗组(50例)在常规治疗的基础上加LHI 80mg+5%葡萄糖250mi静脉滴注,一日一次.于治疗10d后检测患者CRP及血液流变学指标.结果:ACS患者血清CRP及血液流变学各指标均显著高于健康对照组(P＜0.01);AMI患者血清CRP及血液流变学各指标又显著高于UA组(P＜0.01).经治疗10d后,各组CRP及血液流变学各指标较治疗前均改善,差异有显著性(P＜0.01),治疗组血清CRP及血液流变学各指标显著低于对照组(P＜0.01).结论:ACS患者血清CRP增高,血液流变学指标异常.LHI可显著降低ACS患者血清CRP并改善血液流变学指标,提示其有抑制冠脉粥样斑块的炎性反应,稳定斑块,减少心血管不良事件的作用.     

血清hs-CRP及红细胞分布宽度与急性冠脉综合征患者危险分层及预后的相关性研究

目的:探讨血清超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)及红细胞分布宽度(RDW)与急性冠脉综合征(ACS)患者危险分层及预后的相关性。方法:将132例ACS患者按照全球急性冠状动脉事件注册(GRACE)危险评分分为低、中、高危三组;检测各组的血清hs-CRP、RDW、肌钙蛋白I(c Tn I)、B型脑钠肽(BNP)水平;并记录入院后心脏超声检查中左室射血分数(LEVF)及住院期间有无发生主要不良心脏时间(MACE)等情况。结果:低、中、高危三组间血清hs-CRP、RDW、BNP、c Tn I、LEVF比较具有统计学差异(P0.05),高危组患者血清hs-CRP、RDW、BNP、c Tn I高于低危组及中危组(P0.05),中危组高于低危组(P0.05);血清hs-CRP水平与GRACE评分呈正相关(rs=0.490,P0.05),RDW水平与GRACE评分亦呈正相关(rs=0.401,P0.05);与非MECE组比较,MECE组患者hs-CRP、RDW较高(P0.05);血清高水平hs-CRP及RDW是ACS患者发生近期住院MACE相关高危因素。结论:血清hs-CRP及RDW水平随着ACS患者危险分层的增加而增加,高水平hs-CRP及RDW是近期发生MACE的高危因素,对临床评估ACS患者病情及预后具有重要价值。     

不同剂量瑞舒伐他汀对急性冠脉综合征患者炎症反应及预后的影响

目的:探讨不同剂量瑞舒伐他汀对急性冠脉综合征患者(ACS)炎症反应及预后的影响。方法:选择2014年5月至2015年10月间收治的120例ACS患者为研究对象,随机分为A、B、C三组,每组40例。所有患者先给予常规治疗,A组患者给予20mg/d普伐他汀治疗;B组患者给予10 mg/d瑞舒伐他汀;C组患者给予20 mg/d瑞舒伐他汀,3组均持续治疗6个月。比较3组患者治疗前后血脂、超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白介素-6(IL-6)的水平;随访6个月心血管事件发生情况。结果:3组患者治疗后hs-CRP、TNF-α、IL-6水平均明显下降,且C组下降最明显,其次为B组,比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后血脂水平均的改善,且C组改善最明显,其次是B组,比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);随访6个月,C组心血管事件发生率为2.5%,远低于B组(10.0%)及A组(20.0%),差异具有显著性(P0.05)。结论:大剂量(20 mg/d)瑞舒伐他汀治疗ACS降脂、抗炎效果明显,预后相对较好,值得临床推广使用。     

非ST 段抬高型急性冠脉综合征患者心电图aVR 导联ST段抬高与近期 预后的相关性分析

目的:探讨非ST段抬高型急性冠脉综合征(NSTE-ACS)患者心电图a VR导联ST段抬高与近期预后的相关性。方法:将195例NSTE-ACS患者按照入院时a VR导联ST段是否抬高分为ST段抬高组和非ST段抬高组;记录两组患者的一般临床资料、实验室相关检查指标、冠脉病变情况以及住院期间是否发生主要不良心脏时间(MACE)等情况。结果:与非ST段抬高组比较,ST段抬高组患者心率较快、收缩压及舒张压较高,Killip分级≥2的比例亦较高(P0.05);ST段抬高组患者血清hs-CRP、NT-pro BNP、c Tn I、CK-MB高于对应组(P0.05),LVEF低于对应组;a VR导联以外ST段压低总例数及幅度亦高于非ST段抬高组(P0.05);ST段抬高组患者中冠脉三支病变以及左主干的比例高于非ST段抬高组(P0.05);与非MECE组比较,MECE组中入院AVR导联ST段抬高的比例及抬高的幅度较高(P0.05);心率、NT-pro BNP、c Tn I、冠脉左主干及三支病变与NSTE-ACS患者入院时a VR导联ST段抬高呈正相关(P0.05),而LVEF与其呈负相关(P0.05);a VR导联ST段抬高是NSTE-ACS患者近期发生MACE的高危因素。结论:心电图a VR导联ST段抬高与严重广泛的冠脉病变及大面积心肌缺血有密切关系,可能是NSTE-ACS患者近期预后的独立危险因素。