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ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2019

Prognostic Value of Plasma Big Endothelin-1 Level among Patients with Three-Vessel Disease: A Cohort Study.

Ce Zhang, Jian Tian, Lin Jiang, Lianjun Xu, Junhao Liu, Xueyan Zhao, Xinxing Feng, Dong Wang, Yin Zhang, Kai Sun and 6 more

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Article in Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ce ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Jian TianDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Lin JiangDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Lianjun XuDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Junhao LiuState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Xueyan ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Xinxing FengDepartment of endocrinology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Dong WangDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Yin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Kai SunInformation Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Bo XuDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Wei ZhaoInformation Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Rutai HuiState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Runlin GaoDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Jinqing YuanDepartment of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.
Lei SongState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.

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Abstract

aimTo evaluate the prognostic value of plasma big endothelin-1 level in the context of three-vessel disease (TVD) with heavy atherosclerotic burden.

methodsA total of 6,150 patients with TVD and available big endothelin-1 data were included in the study. Participants were divided into two groups according to the optimal cutoff value of big endothelin-1 for mortality prediction. The primary endpoint was all-cause death. C-index, net reclassification improvement (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) were calculated to evaluate the added prognostic value of plasma big endothelin-1 level beyond the SYNTAX score Ⅱ.

resultsOn the basis of the optimal cutoff value of 0.79 pmol/L, 1,984 patients were assigned to the high big endothelin-1 group. During a median follow-up of 6.8 years, 818 patients experienced all-cause death. Plasma big endothelin-1 level was significantly higher in patients who died than in patients who survived. Multivariable analysis found that high big endothelin-1 level was independently associated with an increased risk of mortality (hazard ratio: 1.36, 95% confidence interval: 1.18-1.57, P<0.001). The association of big endothelin-1 with all-cause death was relatively consistent across subgroups with no significant interactions. The predictive ability of the SYNTAX score Ⅱ was significantly enhanced by addition of plasma big endothelin-1 level (C-index: 0.723 vs.0.715, P =0.029; NRI: 0.304, P<0.001; IDI: 0.009, P<0.001).

conclusionsPlasma big endothelin-1 level is an independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients with TVD. It can improve the discrimination and reclassification of the SYNTAX score Ⅱ for mortality prediction.

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AgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCause of DeathChinaCoronary Artery DiseaseEndothelin-1FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalencePrognosisProspective StudiesSurvival RateBiomarkersEndothelin-1Big endothelin-1PrognosisThree-vessel coronary artery disease

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