Topographic aspects of threatened extension of transmural myocardial infarction. Electrocardiographic and coronarographic data

The topographical and physiopathological aspects of the danger of extension of infarction of the myocardium are defined with the aid of data collected by electrocardiogram and coronarography in 50 patients. The danger of extension in situ, observed in 64% of the cases, is the most frequent and complicates particularly the progression of anterior infarcts. In fact, it is located in the same area as the initial infarct in 91% of the cases for anterior infarcts and in 40% of the cases for inferior infarcts. It is expressed by an elevation of the ST segment in 84% of the cases and corresponds to a monotruncular attack in 63% of the cases. The downstream bed of the vessel destined for the infarcted area and threatened secondarily remains permeable in the anterograde sense. Apart from infarcts, the danger of extension is less frequent, found in 36% of the cases, and complicates preferentially the progression of inferior infarcts. It finds expression in a depression of the ST segment in 77% of the cases and the coronary attack is always pluritruncular. The mortality in one month is 35% of 17 patients treated medically and 3% of 33 patients who have been equipped with a shunt or angioplasty. In situ the danger of extension denotes the presence of cellular islets, which are still healthy, in the region of an infarcted myocardial zone, the viability of which may be threatened secondarily by a phenomenon of coronary occlusion, which is intermittent and repeated. Except for an infarct, the danger of extension implies the diffusion of an atheromatous effect. The good results of surgical treatment or dilatation argues in favour of an early coronarographic exploration.     

Glycated apolipoprotein B and myocardial infarction

AimsTo evaluate the association of serum concentrations of glycated apolipoprotein B (ApoBg) with the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) in subjects with and without diabetes.MethodsThe design is a nested case-control study. The cohort included 5632 subjects over 50 years of age attending the clinical laboratories of a small geographic area in southern Italy. After five years, 4563 subjects were traced and 103 had developed MI. We sampled from the cohort two controls for each incident case of MI, frequency matched for sex and diabetes. ApoBg was measured using a monoclonal antibody. Logistic regression was used for statistical analysis of the data.ResultsApoBg at baseline was higher in subjects who developed myocardial infarction than in controls in both non-diabetic and diabetic subjects (t test, P = 0.009 and P = 0.05 respectively). MI odds ratio in the third tertile of ApoBg was 2.01 (95 % CI 0.93–4.33) in non-diabetic and 2.88 (0.85–9.68) in diabetic subjects (chi-square test for trend; non-diabetics P = 0.03, diabetics P = 0.06). Serum triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol, glucose and insulin were not associated with MI (P > 0.10).ConclusionApoBg at baseline is directly associated with the development of MI in the following five years in both diabetic and non-diabetic individuals.     

Role of lipid, apolipoprotein levels and apolipoprotein E genotype in young Italian patients with myocardial infarction.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Studies of young patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have demonstrated that conventional risk factors are usually responsible for their premature atherosclerosis. No account has yet been published of the risk profile of young Italians surviving an AMI. In this study, the conventional risk factors, lipids and apolipoproteins, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) allele distribution were evaluated in 98 consecutive AMI survivors (94 males, 4 females) aged 40.1 +/- 3.9 for at least three months after their acute event. These survivors were matched for age, sex, body mass index and presence of diabetes mellitus with 98 controls selected from subjects admitted to the same hospital for other reasons. METHODS AND RESULTS: Lipid profiles and APOE polymorphism were determined in both groups. Coronary angiography during hospitalization showed the absence of critical stenosis in 6.6% of the survivors, mono-vessel disease in 57.7%, and multi-vessel disease in 35.5%. The survivors had a higher frequency of smoking, hypertension, family history for coronary artery disease (CAD) and dyslipidemia, and a much greater frequency of 3 or more risk factors than the controls: Odd ratios (OR) 7.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.5-18.6, p = 0.0000. Significant differences were found between the groups for triglycerides (p = 0.000002), total cholesterol (p = 0.003), LDL-cholesterol (p = 0.012), HDL-cholesterol (p = 0.0002), apolipoprotein AI (p = 0.00001), and Apolipoprotein B (p = 0.000001). No differences were observed in APOE allele distribution (APOE*4 0.11 vs 0.08, APOE*3 0.86 vs 0.89, APOE*2 0.03 vs 0.03), nor in lipid profile when both higher risk genotype (E3/4, E4/4, E2/4) and lower risk genotype groups (E2/2, E2/3, E3/3) were analysed. OR were calculated as measures of the association of the E4-positive genotypes with AMI. They indicated a non-significant increase in risk of AMI when the survivors were compared with the controls (OR 1.78, 95% CI 0.84-3.70, p = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides further evidence that conventional coronary risk factors are usually present in young AMI patients. The APOE*4 allele was associated with a 1.8 non-significant increase in the risk of AMI in our group with premature CAD. Comparison with controls showed that the presence of three or more risk factors sharply increased the probability of premature CAD and that hyper-triglyceridemia is an independent risk factor. The data on APOE polymorphism are less certain and a larger study is needed.     

载脂蛋白A-I／载脂蛋白B值对急性冠脉综合征患者的临床预测价值

目的探讨不同血脂成分及载脂蛋白A-I（apolipoproteinA-I,apoA-I）／载脂蛋白B（apolipoprotein B,apoB）值对急性冠状动脉（冠脉）综合征的临床预测价值。方法收集586例胸痛患者行冠脉造影术的资料,其中急性冠脉综合征组426例,另外160例造影阴性者为对照组。测定并比较两组三酰甘油（TG）,总胆固醇（TC）,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）,低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）,apoA-I／apoB值及冠脉Gensini积分。结果急性冠脉综合征组apoA-I／apoB值明显高于对照组,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。apoA-I／apoB值与冠脉病变支数负相关（r=0．152．P=0．031）。结论apoA-I／apoB值是急性冠脉综合征强有力的预测因子,且优于其他血脂指标。     

Predictive value of admission hyperglycaemia on mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

RATIONALE AND AIM: In patients with an acute myocardial infarction, admission hyperglycaemia (AH) is a major risk factor for mortality. However, the predictive value of AH, when the risk score and use of guidelines-recommended treatments are considered, is poorly documented. METHODS: The first fasting plasma glucose levels after admission, risk level, guidelines-recommended treatment use and 1-year mortality were recorded. Patients with first fasting glucose level after admission > 7.7 mmo/l were considered to have AH. RESULTS: Three hundred and twenty patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 404 with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) were included. One hundred and seventy-five (24%) patients had pre-existing diabetes (diabetes group), 154 (21%) had AH (AH+ group) and the remainding 395 (55%) had neither diabetes nor AH (AH- group). The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score was lower in the AH- group, but the use of guidelines-recommended treatment was comparable in all groups. At 1 year, the mortality rate was higher in the AH+ group compared with the AH- group (18.8 vs. 6.1%, P < 0.01) and similar to that in the diabetes group (18.8 vs. 16.6%, P = NS). The relation between glycaemic status and mortality remained strong [AH+ vs. AH-, OR = 3.0 (1.5, 6.0) and diabetes vs. AH-, OR = 3.6 (1.7, 6.6)] after adjustment for the GRACE risk score [OR = 2.4 (1.8, 3.1) per 10% increase] and for treatment score [OR = 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) per 10% increase]. CONCLUSIONS: In patients without a history of diabetes, the presence of AH indicates an increased risk of 1-year mortality, similar to that of patients with diabetes, even when the risk score and use of guidelines-recommended treatment are controlled for.     

溶栓危险评分对急性心肌梗塞再灌注治疗患者的预后评价

目的:探讨心肌梗塞溶栓治疗(TIMI)危险评分对接受再灌注治疗的ST段抬高心肌梗塞(STEMI)患者院内死亡的预测价值,能否在入院时筛选出急诊经皮冠状动脉介入(PCI)术获益更大的高危患者。方法:应用TIMI危险评分对267例接受再灌注治疗的STEMI患者进行危险分层,分为低危组(TIMI评分0-4分)及高危组(TIMI评分≥5分),比较两组患者接受急诊PCI与溶栓治疗对院内死亡率的影响。结果:TIMI评分高危组院内死亡率显著高于低危组(14.4%:2.8%,P=0.001),其中接受急诊PCI治疗的患者死亡率显著低于溶栓治疗的(9.2%:26.3%,P=0.012)。而低危组患者接受急诊PCI术与溶栓治疗则死亡率无显著差异(2.2%:3.9%,P=0.618)。结论:TIMI危险评分可作为简便易行的方法评估再灌注治疗STEMI患者的预后,并有助于选择再灌注治疗方案。     

Predictive value of the index of microcirculatory resistance in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to evaluate the predictive value of the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND: Despite adequate epicardial artery reperfusion, a number of patients with STEMI have a poor prognosis because of microvascular damage. Assessing the status of the microvasculature in this setting remains challenging. METHODS: In 29 patients after primary PCI for STEMI, IMR was measured with a pressure sensor/thermistor-tipped guidewire. The Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) myocardial perfusion grade, TIMI frame count, coronary flow reserve, and ST-segment resolution were also recorded. RESULTS: The IMR correlated significantly with the peak creatinine kinase (CK) (R = 0.61, p = 0.0005) while the other measures of microvascular dysfunction did not. In patients with an IMR greater than the median value of 32 U, the peak CK was significantly higher compared with those having values 32 U compared with 相似文献   

Variation of apolipoprotein B gene is associated with myocardial infarction and lipoprotein levels in Danes.

Three DNA polymorphisms (XbaI, EcoRI, MspI) in the 3'-end of the apolipoprotein B gene were studied in relation to atherosclerosis, lipoprotein levels and age in three groups of atherosclerotic individuals and in nonatherosclerotic controls. The atherosclerotic groups comprised a postmyocardial infarction group with a mean age of 48 years, a group of individuals operated on for carotid stenosis with a mean age of 62 years, and a group of 85-year-olds with clinical coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, or both. All 311 individuals were unrelated Caucasians of Danish ancestry. For the XbaI polymorphism, the X- allele was an independent predictor for myocardial infarction on multivariate analysis, but did not distinguish between patients and controls on univariate analysis. Additionally, this polymorphism was associated with variation in lipoprotein levels, but there was no clear evidence of a gene dosage effect. For the EcoRI polymorphism, the E- allele was associated with elevated levels of VLDL cholesterol, plasma triglycerides and VLDL triglycerides. Similar, but weaker associations were found for the MspI polymorphism. There were no significant differences in allele frequencies as a function of age for any of the DNA polymorphisms. In conclusion, while variation associated with the EcoRI polymorphism appears to be involved in the regulation of VLDL metabolism, variation associated with the XbaI polymorphism may determine susceptibility to coronary artery disease independent of other conventional risk factors, but it also appears to affect variation in lipoprotein levels.     

Creatine kinase isoenzymes. Predictive value in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.

This is a prospective study of the value of the creatine kinase (CK) isoenzyme determination in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The presence or absence of the MB isoenzyme was correlated with electrocardiogram and standard enzymes. The frequency of falsely positive and falsely negative results for CK-MB, electrocardiogram and each standard enzyme was calculated and, using the elements of conditional probability theory, their predictive values for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were determined. Results indicate that CK-MB combines the best attributes of the electrocardiogram and standard enzyme tests: detectable MB isoenzyme activity by acrylamide slab electrophoresis has a predictive value for the diagnosis if acute myocardial infarction comparable to that of a positive electrocardiogram; absence of MB isoenzyme activity, in the 24 hour period following the onset of symptoms, excludes the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction with a probability equivalent to that provided by normal standard enzyme results.     

急性心肌梗死恢复期运动试验的价值

29例急性心肌梗死患者恢复期(31—81天)接受症状限制性平板运动试验。23例接受冠脉造影,22例接受左室造影。运动中ST段压低诊断多支病变的敏感性和特异性为60％与92％。低运动负荷结合运动中ST段压低诊断多支病变的敏感性和特异性为100％与67％;运动中收缩压反应异常结合ST段压低诊断多支病变的敏感性和特异性为80％与92％。广泛前壁梗死运动中ST段抬高者显著多于其他部位梗死。10例运动中ST段抬高者6例有室壁瘤形成。运动试验指标与超声心动图测得的左室射血分数无相关性。     

急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者血浆微小核糖核酸-208a水平对并发急性心力衰竭的预测价值

目的:探讨血清微小核糖核酸-208a(miR-208a)表达水平对急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)患者并发急性心力衰竭的预测关系。方法:连续性收集2018年1月至2019年6月,就诊于我科的152例急性STEMI患者纳入病例组,并随机选择同期在我院行健康体检的志愿者60例为对照组。根据发病48 h内是否发生急性心力衰竭(AHF)将病例组分为AHF亚组和非AHF亚组。采用实时荧光定量PCR(RT-qPCR)法检测血浆miR-208a的相对表达水平。结果:病例组血浆miR-208a相对表达水平显著高于对照组(Z=10.919,P=0.000)。AHF亚组血浆miR-208a相对表达水平显著高于非AHF亚组(Z=9.573,P=0.000)。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,病例组患者血浆miR-208a相对表达水平与BNP、hsCRP和cTnI均呈正相关关系(r=0.612,P=0.000;r=0.447,P=0.000;r=0.378,P=0.000)。二分类Logistic回归分析结果显示血浆miR-208a相对表达水平是急性STEMI患者并发AHF的危险因素(OR=2.118,95%CI 1.127~3.982,P=0.007)。血浆miR-208a预测AHF的AUC为0.896(0.844,0.948),cut-off值为32.00,对应的敏感性和特异性分别为88.4%和83.3%。结论:急性STEMI患者血浆miR-208a表达水平显著升高,且可能是并发AHF的危险因素。     

不同性别青年急性心肌梗死患者的临床资料分析

目的:分析不同性别青年急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者的临床资料。方法:回顾性分析120例青年(年龄≤44岁) AMI患者的临床资料,分为男性组(87例),女性组(33例)。比较2组患者的临床基本资料、冠状动脉病变累及情况、治疗及住院期间主要不良心血管事件,出院1年内随访不良事件发生率。结果:男性患者构成比明显高于女性(72. 5%vs 27. 5%,P 0. 05);男性组有吸烟史者比例明显高于女性组(74. 71%vs 15. 15%,P 0. 05);男性组冠状动脉病变累及情况较女性组严重,女性组冠状动脉三支病变累及率明显低于男性组(6. 06%vs 21. 84%,P 0. 05);男性组患者采用溶栓、经皮冠状动脉介入术(PCI)及冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG)比例均高于女性组,但差异无统计学意义(P 0. 05);在住院期间女性组患者的非致死性AMI及急性心力衰竭的发生率高于男性(P 0. 05);出院1年内,男性组不良心血管事件发生率低于女性组(3. 45%vs 15. 15%,P 0. 05)。结论:青年心肌梗死患者中男性比例远超女性,男性患者冠状动脉病变累及情况较女性严重,男性患者预后较女性好。     

Low plasma adiponectin concentration is associated with myocardial infarction in young individuals

Abstract. Persson J, Lindberg K, Gustafsson TP, Eriksson P, Paulsson‐Berne G, Lundman P. (Danderyd University Hospital; Karolinska Institutet, Novum; Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet; Atherosclerosis Research Unit; Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden). Low plasma adiponectin concentration is associated with myocardial infarction in young individuals. J Intern Med 2010; 268 : 194–205. Objective. The importance of adiponectin in coronary heart disease remains to be elucidated. Therefore, the associations between plasma adiponectin levels and i) myocardial infarction and ii) genetic variation within the adiponectin gene were investigated. Methods. The study included young survivors (age <60 years) of a first myocardial infarction and gender‐ and age‐matched controls (244 pairs). Adiponectin concentrations were analysed by radioimmunoassay. Two polymorphisms, rs266729 and rs1501299, of the adiponectin gene ADIPOQ were genotyped. Results. Adiponectin levels were inversely associated with myocardial infarction [odds ratio (OR) 9.3, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.7–18.2, for the lowest quartile compared to the highest quartile]. This persisted after adjustment for history of hypertension, HDL cholesterol, smoking and body mass index (BMI) (OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.3–7.6). The rs266729 polymorphism was associated with adiponectin levels. Plasma adiponectin concentrations were lower in individuals with the rare G/G genotype [median 4.3 mg mL^?1, interquartile range (IQR) 2.8–6.2] compared to the C/G (median 5.8 mg mL^?1, IQR 3.9–8.0; P = 0.035) and C/C genotypes (median 5.5 mg mL^?1, IQR 4.0–7.5; P = 0.083). Conclusion. Low plasma adiponectin concentrations are associated with myocardial infarction in individuals below the age of 60, and this remains significant after adjustment for history of hypertension, HDL cholesterol, smoking and BMI. In addition, adiponectin levels differ according to rs266729 genotype.     

Predictive value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.

AIMS: To evaluate the predictive value of high sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein levels on long-term survival in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary PCI. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 758 STEMI patients (from January 2003 to December 2005), with STEMI onset <12 h and hs-C-reactive protein determination on admission. Patients were classified into four groups [I (hs-C-reactive protein < 0.48 mg/dL), II (hs-C-reactive protein > or = 0.48 to <1.2 mg/dL), III (hs-C-reactive protein > or = 1.2 to <3.1 mg/dL), IV (hs-C-reactive protein > or = 3.1 mg/dL)] according to quartiles of hs-C-reactive protein serum level. The IV quartile hs-C-reactive protein group had a higher incidence of in-hospital mortality and cumulative adverse events. At a mean follow-up of 724 +/- 376 days (range 0-1393), the IV quartile hs-C-reactive protein group showed lower estimated survival, lower estimated myocardial infarction-free survival and lower estimated event-free survival. At multivariable analysis hs-C-reactive protein appeared to be an independent predictor of long-term mortality (HR: 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01-1.07, P = 0.003), long-term mortality and re-infarction (HR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.06, P = 0.008) and adverse events (HR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.05, P = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Evaluation of hs-C-reactive protein on admission in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI allows reliable risk stratification of these patients.     

Prognostic value of admission plasma glucose and HbA in acute myocardial infarction.

OBJECTIVE: Stress hyperglycaemia increases the risk of mortality after acute myocardial infarction in diabetic and in non-diabetic patients. We aimed to determine the contribution of admission plasma glucose and HbA(1c) on post-acute myocardial infarction prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Admission plasma glucose and HbA(1c) were simultaneously measured in all patients consecutively hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction. Patient survival was measured on 5 and 28 days after admission. Patients were defined as having 'previously diagnosed diabetes' (personal history of diabetes defined using ADA 1997 criteria), 'no diabetes', those without previously diagnosed diabetes and HbA(1c) below 6.5%, or 'possible diabetes', i.e. those without previously diagnosed diabetes and HbA(1c) above 6.5%. RESULTS: Of the 146 patients included, four had died by day 5 and 14 by day 28. Admission plasma glucose was higher in patients who had died by day 28 (11.7 +/- 5.8 vs. 8.0 +/- 3.3 mmol/l, P = 0.002), whereas HbA(1c) was not (6.4 +/- 1.9 vs. 6.1 +/- 0.8%, NS). Admission plasma glucose was significantly higher in those who had died by day 28 after adjustment on HbA(1c). A multivariate analysis, including sex, age and heart failure prior to acute myocardial infarction, showed that admission plasma glucose concentration was an independent predictor of survival after acute myocardial infarction. Twenty-seven of the patients had previously diagnosed diabetes and 119 had no history of diabetes. Eleven were found to have possible diabetes. Admission plasma glucose was significantly higher in previously diagnosed diabetes (11.1 +/- 5.6) than in the other groups: 7.7 +/- 2.9 in non-diabetes, 8.2 +/- 2.1 in possible diabetes (P < 0.0001). The relationship between HbA(1c)-adjusted admission plasma glucose and mortality after acute myocardial infarction was also found in the non-diabetes group. CONCLUSIONS: Admission plasma glucose, even after adjustment on HbA(1c), is a prognostic factor associated with mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Acute rather than the chronic pre-existing glycometabolic state accounts for the prognosis after acute myocardial infarction.