Serum 5'-Nucleotidase as a Novel Predictor of Adverse Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

BACKGROUND

The correlation between -Nucleotidase ( -NT) and the clinical outcomes in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not clear. This study aims to clarify this relationship.

METHODS

The PRACTICE study enrolled 15,250 patients between December 2016 and October 2021. After filtering out those without -NT data, a total of 6555 patients were analyzed with a median follow-up of 24 months. Based on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, a -NT level of 5.57 U/L was selected as the optimal cutoff value. All research samples were divided into high-value ( 5.57 U/L, n = 2346) and low-value groups ( 5.57 U/L, n = 4209). Key clinical outcomes included all-cause death (ACD), cardiovascular death (CD), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). After separating patients into high and low value groups, multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to correct for potential confounding variables. Finally, risk ratios and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.

RESULTS

During the follow-up period, 129 instances of ACD were recorded-49 cases (1.2%) in the low-value group and 80 cases (3.4%) in the high-value group. Similarly, 102 CDs occurred, including 42 low-value group cases (1.0%) and 60 high-value group cases (2.6%). A total of 363 MACE occurred, including 198 low-value group cases (4.7%) and 165 high-value group cases (7%). A total of 397 cases of MACCE occurred, including 227 low-value group cases (5.4%) and 170 high-value group cases (7.2%). As serum -NT increased, the incidence of ACD, CD, MACE and MACCE increased. After multivariate Cox regression, high -NT levels were linked with a 1.63-fold increase in ACD risk (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.630, 95% CI: [1.770-3.908], 0.001) when compared to low -NT patients. Similarly, the risk of CD, MACE, and MACCE increased by 1.298-fold (HR = 2.298, 95% CI: [1.477-3.573], 0.001), 41% (HR = 1.410, 95% CI: [1.124-1.768], = 0.003) and 30.5% (HR = 1.305, 95% CI: [1.049-1.623], = 0.017), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

high serum -NT levels were independently correlated with adverse clinical outcomes in CAD patients following PCI, affirming its potential as a prognostic indicator.