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BACKGROUND:High baseline level of soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 (sST2) was an independent predictor of cardiovascular death and heart failure in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). AIMS:To investigate the value of serum sST2 baseline levels in predicting myocardial reperfusion in patients with STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). METHODS:Consecutive STEMI patients who underwent PPCI within 12 h after the onset of chest pain were enrolled, and were divided into Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) myocardial perfusion grading (TMPG) 0/1/2 group and TMPG 3 group based on post-procedural TMPG. Baseline clinical characteristics, lesions and procedural characteristics were compared. Univariate logistic regression and multivariate linear logistic analysis were performed to identify independent predictors of impaired myocardial reperfusion (TMPG 0/1/2). Receiver-operating characteristics curve (ROC) analysis of sST2 was performed to identify the optimum cut-off value for predicting the myocardial reperfusion. RESULTS:A total of 121 patients was enrolled in this study. Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that Killip II-III, high levels of sST2 and brain natriuretic peptide were risk factors of TMPG 0/1/2. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that sST2 was an independent predictor of impaired myocardial reperfusion (odds ratio 12.318, 95% confidence interval 4.567-33.220, P < 0.001). ROC curve analysis showed that the area under curve of sST2 was 0.849, and the best cut-off value was 2.003 ng/mL, with a sensitivity of 89.2% and a specificity of 67.9%. CONCLUSION:The elevated levels of sST2 on admission were associated with impaired myocardial reperfusion in STEMI patients undergoing PPCI.
journal_name
Intern Med Jjournal_title
Internal medicine journalauthors
Bai S,Liu H,Wu H,Wang X,Li R,Li X,Li X,Zhang L,Chen T,Du Rdoi
10.1111/imj.14639subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-08-01 00:00:00pages
985-992issue
8eissn
1444-0903issn
1445-5994journal_volume
50pub_type
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