Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA

Abstract Background Hyperglycemia has been associated with increased inflammatory indexes and larger infarct sizes in patients with obstructive acute myocardial infarction (obs-AMI). In contrast, no studies have explored these correlations in non-obstructive acute myocardial infarction (MINOCA). We...

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Main Authors: Pasquale Paolisso, Alberto Foà, Luca Bergamaschi, Francesco Donati, Michele Fabrizio, Chiara Chiti, Francesco Angeli, Sebastiano Toniolo, Andrea Stefanizzi, Matteo Armillotta, Paola Rucci, Gianmarco Iannopollo, Gianni Casella, Cinzia Marrozzini, Nazzareno Galiè, Carmine Pizzi
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01222-9
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author Pasquale Paolisso
Alberto Foà
Luca Bergamaschi
Francesco Donati
Michele Fabrizio
Chiara Chiti
Francesco Angeli
Sebastiano Toniolo
Andrea Stefanizzi
Matteo Armillotta
Paola Rucci
Gianmarco Iannopollo
Gianni Casella
Cinzia Marrozzini
Nazzareno Galiè
Carmine Pizzi
author_facet Pasquale Paolisso
Alberto Foà
Luca Bergamaschi
Francesco Donati
Michele Fabrizio
Chiara Chiti
Francesco Angeli
Sebastiano Toniolo
Andrea Stefanizzi
Matteo Armillotta
Paola Rucci
Gianmarco Iannopollo
Gianni Casella
Cinzia Marrozzini
Nazzareno Galiè
Carmine Pizzi
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description Abstract Background Hyperglycemia has been associated with increased inflammatory indexes and larger infarct sizes in patients with obstructive acute myocardial infarction (obs-AMI). In contrast, no studies have explored these correlations in non-obstructive acute myocardial infarction (MINOCA). We investigated the relationship between hyperglycemia, inflammation and infarct size in a cohort of AMI patients that included MINOCA. Methods Patients with AMI undergoing coronary angiography between 2016 and 2020 were enrolled. The following inflammatory markers were evaluated: C-reactive protein, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-platelet ratio (NPR). Myocardial infarct size was measured by peak high sensitivity troponin I (Hs-TnI) levels, left-ventricular-end-diastolic-volume (LVEDV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Results The final study population consisted of 2450 patients with obs-AMI and 239 with MINOCA. Hyperglycemia was more prevalent among obs-AMI cases. In all hyperglycemic patients—obs-AMI and MINOCA—NLR, NPR, and LPR were markedly altered. Hyperglycemic obs-AMI subjects exhibited a higher Hs-TnI (p < 0.001), a larger LVEDV (p = 0.003) and a lower LVEF (p < 0.001) compared to normoglycemic ones. Conversely, MINOCA patients showed a trivial myocardial damage, irrespective of admission glucose levels. Conclusions Our data confirm the association of hyperglycemic obs-AMI with elevated inflammatory markers and larger infarct sizes. MINOCA patients exhibited modest myocardial damage, regardless of admission glucose levels.
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spelling doaj.art-53f56a0aa95e4cd0b11f42b5040dc2df2022-12-21T22:21:06ZengBMCCardiovascular Diabetology1475-28402021-02-0120111110.1186/s12933-021-01222-9Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCAPasquale Paolisso0Alberto Foà1Luca Bergamaschi2Francesco Donati3Michele Fabrizio4Chiara Chiti5Francesco Angeli6Sebastiano Toniolo7Andrea Stefanizzi8Matteo Armillotta9Paola Rucci10Gianmarco Iannopollo11Gianni Casella12Cinzia Marrozzini13Nazzareno Galiè14Carmine Pizzi15Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaDivision of Hygiene and Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Maggiore HospitalUnit of Cardiology, Maggiore HospitalUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaUnit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of BolognaAbstract Background Hyperglycemia has been associated with increased inflammatory indexes and larger infarct sizes in patients with obstructive acute myocardial infarction (obs-AMI). In contrast, no studies have explored these correlations in non-obstructive acute myocardial infarction (MINOCA). We investigated the relationship between hyperglycemia, inflammation and infarct size in a cohort of AMI patients that included MINOCA. Methods Patients with AMI undergoing coronary angiography between 2016 and 2020 were enrolled. The following inflammatory markers were evaluated: C-reactive protein, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-platelet ratio (NPR). Myocardial infarct size was measured by peak high sensitivity troponin I (Hs-TnI) levels, left-ventricular-end-diastolic-volume (LVEDV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Results The final study population consisted of 2450 patients with obs-AMI and 239 with MINOCA. Hyperglycemia was more prevalent among obs-AMI cases. In all hyperglycemic patients—obs-AMI and MINOCA—NLR, NPR, and LPR were markedly altered. Hyperglycemic obs-AMI subjects exhibited a higher Hs-TnI (p < 0.001), a larger LVEDV (p = 0.003) and a lower LVEF (p < 0.001) compared to normoglycemic ones. Conversely, MINOCA patients showed a trivial myocardial damage, irrespective of admission glucose levels. Conclusions Our data confirm the association of hyperglycemic obs-AMI with elevated inflammatory markers and larger infarct sizes. MINOCA patients exhibited modest myocardial damage, regardless of admission glucose levels.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01222-9HyperglycemiaInflammationInfarct sizeMINOCAObstructive acute myocardial infarction
spellingShingle Pasquale Paolisso
Alberto Foà
Luca Bergamaschi
Francesco Donati
Michele Fabrizio
Chiara Chiti
Francesco Angeli
Sebastiano Toniolo
Andrea Stefanizzi
Matteo Armillotta
Paola Rucci
Gianmarco Iannopollo
Gianni Casella
Cinzia Marrozzini
Nazzareno Galiè
Carmine Pizzi
Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA
Cardiovascular Diabetology
Hyperglycemia
Inflammation
Infarct size
MINOCA
Obstructive acute myocardial infarction
title Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA
title_full Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA
title_fullStr Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA
title_full_unstemmed Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA
title_short Hyperglycemia, inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and MINOCA
title_sort hyperglycemia inflammatory response and infarct size in obstructive acute myocardial infarction and minoca
topic Hyperglycemia
Inflammation
Infarct size
MINOCA
Obstructive acute myocardial infarction
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01222-9
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