The prognostic value of plasma fibrinogen concentrations of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention : a cautionary message

BACKGROUND: Fibrinogen elevation is associated with a worse prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of the present study was to assess the prognostic value of increased fibrinogen concentrations in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

METHODS: A total of 428 STEMI patients treated with primary PCI were retrospectively selected (median age: 62 years; 82.5% males) from a continuous case series of 832 ACS patients. Plasma fibrinogen concentrations were measured before PCI and after 24, 48, and 72 hours. In the 4-year follow-up, one major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) occurred in 111 patients (40%): 17 re-STEMI (7%), 64 re-PCI (22%), 22 cardiac deaths (7%), and eight non ST-elevated acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS, 4%).

RESULTS: According to the reference change value, fibrinogen concentrations increased in 25% of patients at 24 h, 64% at 48 h and 19% at 72 h. Only fibrinogen concentrations at 48 h showed a mild association with overall MACEs (p = 0.036): the risk increased, starting from a concentration of 4 g/L. However a further multivariate model did not confirm any prognostic value. No association with specific MACEs emerged.

CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to NSTEACS patients, fibrinogen concentrations increased slightly in STEMI patients after primary PCI, however, they were not as prognostic as for MACEs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

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Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 72(2012), 5 vom: 09. Sept., Seite 355-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferraro, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Santagostino, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Marano, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Colli, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Vendramin, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Maffé, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
Galvani, Marcello [VerfasserIn]
Panteghini, Mauro [VerfasserIn]
Bongo, Angelo S [VerfasserIn]

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9001-32-5
Biomarkers
Fibrinogen
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.12.2012

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3109/00365513.2012.671491

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM216863635