Shazia Rasheed, Ghulam Kubra, Lubna Baqai, Muhammad Liaquat Raza, Fariha Hassan, Syed Ghazi Abbas Rizvi
{"title":"Addressing comprehensive complexities a striking familial hypercholesterolemia case study","authors":"Shazia Rasheed, Ghulam Kubra, Lubna Baqai, Muhammad Liaquat Raza, Fariha Hassan, Syed Ghazi Abbas Rizvi","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00483-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00483-5","url":null,"abstract":"Premature aortic involvement and comprehensive management strategies in familial hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder, poses significant challenges due to its propensity for elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, premature coronary heart disease, and vascular atherosclerosis. Unraveling Cardiovascular Complexities: A Striking Familial Hypercholesterolemia. This case study delves into a remarkable instance of FH in a 16-year-old female who presented with chest pain and worsening dyspnea. Diagnostic evaluation revealed distinct electrocardiographic changes, elevated troponin levels, and profound dyslipidemia. Remarkable findings on transthoracic echocardiography, computed tomography angiography, and catheterization prompted multidisciplinary interventions and demonstrated remarkable enhancements in ventricular function, mitral regurgitation, and aortic stenosis. The case study underscores the urgency of comprehensive management strategies in confronting the myriad challenges of FH, emphasizing the value of early intervention, innovative therapies, and rigorous imaging modalities for unraveling the intricate cardiovascular manifestations of this condition.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140623946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unusual coexistence of restrictive heart disease and Kallmann syndrome: a case report","authors":"Ghali Bennani, Soukaina Zahri, Mohamed Khaldi, Ghali Benouna, Abdenasser Drighil, Rachida Habbal","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00479-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00479-1","url":null,"abstract":"Kallmann–Morsier syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the association of congenital gonadotropic deficiency and anosmia or hyposmia. The cardiac manifestations associated with this syndrome are little known. Through this case, we will characterize the cardiac involvement of this disease in the light of what is already described in the literature. We report the case of a young patient who presented with a picture of cardiac decompensation revealing restrictive heart disease. In her exploration, she was found to have primary amenorrhea, leading to the diagnosis of Kallmann syndrome. Medical treatment was optimized for the management of her cardiac decompensation as well as hormonal replacement treatment for her delayed puberty and growth. Cardiac manifestations in Kallmann–Morsier syndrome are few reported in the literature, and restrictive heart disease is uncommon with no cases report till now. This association suggests a possible common genetic origin that should be explored in the future.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140608766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bryan Gervais de Liyis, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, Anastasya Maria Kosasih, I. Kadek Susila Surya Darma, I. Made Junior Rina Artha
{"title":"Efficacy of single high-dose statin prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Bryan Gervais de Liyis, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, Anastasya Maria Kosasih, I. Kadek Susila Surya Darma, I. Made Junior Rina Artha","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00481-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00481-7","url":null,"abstract":"The impacts of single high-dose statin preloading in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have not been fully examined. This study aims to evaluate post-procedure impacts of single high-dose statin pretreatment with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The meta-analysis reviewed Cochrane, PubMed, and Medline databases for studies comparing single high-dose atorvastatin or rosuvastatin to placebo in ACS patients undergoing PCI. The primary endpoints included major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), myocardial infarction (MI), all-cause mortality, and target vessel revascularization (TVR) at three months. Secondary endpoints examined were the TIMI flow grade 3 and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Comprehensive analysis was conducted on fifteen RCTs, encompassing a total of 6,207 patients (3090 vs 3117 patients). The pooled results demonstrated that a single high-dose of statin administered prior to PCI led to a significant decrease in the incidence of MACE at three months post-PCI compared to the control group (OR 0.50, 95%CI 0.35–0.71, p = 0.0001). The occurrence of MI (OR 0.57, 95%CI 0.42–0.77, p = 0.0002), all-cause mortality (OR 0.56, 95%CI 0.39–0.81, p = 0.0002), and TVR (OR 0.56, 95%CI 0.35–0.92, p = 0.02) was significantly lower in the statin single high-dose group compared to the control group. No significant effects on TIMI flow grade 3 (OR 1.20, 95%CI 0.94–1.53, p = 0.14) or left ventricular ejection fraction (OR 2.19, 95%CI − 0.97 to 5.34, p = 0.17) were observed. Subgroup analysis demonstrated reduced incidence of MACE with a single dose of 80 mg atorvastatin (OR 0.66, 95%CI 0.54–0.81, p < 0.0001) and 40 mg rosuvastatin (OR 0.19, 95%CI 0.07–0.54, p = 0.002). Single high-dose statin before PCI in patients with ACS significantly reduces MACE, MI, all-cause mortality, and TVR three months post-PCI.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140608762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of cangrelor as compared to ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI): a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Subhro Chakraborty, Debalina Sarkar, Shambo Samrat Samajdar, Pallab Biswas, Debasish Mohapatra, Saptarshi Halder, Mohammad Yunus","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00480-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00480-8","url":null,"abstract":"This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of cangrelor as compared to ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent percutaneous intervention. PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched for relevant head-on-comparison or swapping studies. The primary outcome was the rate of high platelet reactivity (HPR) at specific time intervals after stopping cangrelor infusion during the first 24 h. Secondary outcomes were the risks of thrombosis, all-cause mortality and bleeding. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using random-effects models. A total of 1018 studies were screened and eight were included in the analysis. There were four head-on-comparison studies and four swapping studies. There was no significant difference in the proportion of patients achieving a high platelet reactivity in swapping studies [OR, 0.71 (95% CI 0.04, 13.87), p = 0.82, i2 = 88%]. In head-on-comparison studies, PRU from Fig. 2B shows there was no significant reduction in high platelet reactivity [mean difference – 77.83 (95% CI − 238.84, 83.18), p < 0.001, i2 = 100%]. PRU results from (Fig. 2C) show a mean difference of 7.38 (95% CI − 29.74, 44.51), p < 0.001, i2 = 97%. There was no significant difference in the risks of thrombosis [OR, 0.91 (95% CI 0.20, 4.13), p = 0.81, i2 = 0%], all-cause mortality [OR, 3.52 (95% CI 0.44, 27.91), p = 0.24, i2 = 26%] and bleeding [OR, 0.89 (95% CI 0.37, 2.17), p = 0.93, i2 = 0%] between the two groups as revealed in the head-on-comparison studies. The efficacy and safety profiles of cangrelor and ticagrelor were similar in patients with STEMI.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140594606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost–utility analysis of using high-intensity statin among post-hospitalized acute coronary syndrome patients","authors":"Pramitha Esha Nirmala Dewi, Montarat Thavorncharoensap, Bangunawati Rahajeng","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00478-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00478-2","url":null,"abstract":"Post-hospitalized acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Indonesia National Insurance does not pay for the use of high-intensity statin (HIS) for secondary prevention after ACS hospitalization. Moreover, a cost–utility analysis needs to be conducted to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of prescribing HIS and low-to-moderate-intensity statin (LMIS) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). This study aimed to estimate the cost–utility of long-term HIS treatment in post-hospitalized ACS patients in Indonesia compared to current practice. This study compared the economic outcomes of long-term HIS and LMIS in Indonesian post-hospitalized ACS patients. A lifetime Markov model predicted ACS-related events, costs, and QALY from a payer perspective. A systematic review estimated treatment-specific event probabilities, post-event survival, health-related quality of life, and Indonesia medical-care expenses from published sources. This study conducted probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) using 1000 independent Monte Carlo simulations and a series of one-way deterministic sensitivity analyses utilizing a tornado diagram. The economic evaluation model proved that intensive HIS treatment can increase per-patient QALYs and care expenditures compared to LMIS. The use of HIS among post-hospitalized ACS patients had ICER 31.843.492 IDR per QALY gained, below the Indonesia willingness-to-pay (WTP) for terminal disease and life-saving treatment. From the Indonesia payer perspective, using HIS for post-hospitalized ACS patients in Indonesia is cost-effective at 31.843.492 IDR per QALY gained.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140594582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kyle Varkoly, Akarsh Parekh, Melissa Ianitelli, Mostafa Hamada, Alexandra Lucas, Thomas Forbes
{"title":"Surgically repaired tetralogy of Fallot in the 7th decade: a late presentation of severe pulmonic regurgitation","authors":"Kyle Varkoly, Akarsh Parekh, Melissa Ianitelli, Mostafa Hamada, Alexandra Lucas, Thomas Forbes","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00477-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00477-3","url":null,"abstract":"Surgically repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart disease with a cumulative survival rate of 72% in the 4th decade of life in longitudinal single-cohort studies. Debate surrounds conservative versus surgical management in adults with TOF once pulmonary regurgitation occurs. A 73-year-old male with surgically corrected TOF presented with heart failure symptoms. He underwent ToF repair with a classic right Blalock–Taussig shunt at 2 years of age with transannular patching at 18 years of age. Echocardiography revealed elevated right ventricular systolic pressures, severe right ventricular dilatation, and pulmonary regurgitation. Our patient’s new-onset right-sided heart failure was managed medically with diuresis. He received a new pulmonic valve via percutaneous approach on a later planned hospitalization with resolution of symptoms and improved tricuspid regurgitation. It is a class I recommendation for pulmonic valve intervention once greater than moderate PR occurs; however, medical optimization should take place first. Following adequate RV load optimization, our patient underwent successful transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation with resolution of symptoms and cessation of diuretic.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140594604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haider Rashid, Aamir Rashid, Asif Mattoo, Faisal R. Guru, Syed Mehvish, Shahood Ajaz Kakroo, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Khursheed Aslam, Imran Hafeez, Hilal Rather
{"title":"Left ventricular diastolic function and cardiotoxic chemotherapy","authors":"Haider Rashid, Aamir Rashid, Asif Mattoo, Faisal R. Guru, Syed Mehvish, Shahood Ajaz Kakroo, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Khursheed Aslam, Imran Hafeez, Hilal Rather","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00476-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00476-4","url":null,"abstract":"Left ventricular ejection fraction falls when the myocardium has already lost a significant portion of its functional capacity. There are conflicting data on whether diastolic dysfunction precedes systolic dysfunction after cardiotoxic chemotherapy. We aimed to study systolic and diastolic dysfunction after cardiotoxic chemotherapy and whether diastolic dysfunction can predict subsequent risk of systolic dysfunction. It was an observational prospective cohort study, and patients receiving cardiotoxic chemotherapy were included. Baseline, demographic, and clinical details were recorded. Echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular systolic function, global longitudinal strain, and diastolic function were noted at baseline, three months, and 6 months. We included eighty patients. The mean age of the patients was 54.92 ± 7.6 years, predominantly females (80%). The mean left ventricular ejection fraction fell from 64.92 ± 1.96 to 60.97 ± 4.94 at 6 months. Low ejection fraction was seen in 8 (10%) patients at 6 months. The mean global longitudinal strain (GLS) at baseline was − 18.81 ± 0.797 and fell to − 17.65 ± 2.057 at 6 months, with 12 (15%) patients having low GLS (< − 18). Grade 1 diastolic dysfunction was seen in 22 (27.5%) patients, and grade 2 diastolic dysfunction was seen in 3 (3.8%) patients at 6 months. There was a significant decrease in E/A ratio (inflow early diastolic velocity/Inflow late diastolic velocity), mitral tissue Doppler velocity, and an increase in isovolumic relaxation time, mitral valve deceleration time, and E/e′ (inflow early diastolic velocity/tissue Doppler mitral annular velocity), at three months and 6 months. Ejection fraction at 6 months was significantly and negatively correlated with diastolic dysfunction at three months (r = − 0.595, p = 0.02). Cardiotoxic chemotherapy is associated with early diastolic dysfunction. Early diastolic dysfunction predicts subsequent left ventricular systolic dysfunction.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140594588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of significant weight loss after bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices: an observational study focusing on left ventricular deformation by 2D speckle echocardiography and right ventricular size","authors":"Saeed Safari, Mozhgan Parsaee, Mohammad Moradi, Mahdi Hakiminejad, Parisa Koohsari, Farnoosh Larti","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00474-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00474-6","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity is a known risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiac disease. This study evaluated the effect of significant weight loss following bariatric surgery on myocardial deformation indices and right ventricular size (RV). This was a prospective cohort study. Morbid obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery from July 2017 to February 2018 at Firoozgar Hospital were included in our study and referred for transthoracic echocardiography at Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center. Thirty-four patients entered the study. The absolute value of global longitudinal strain (GLS) at baseline, 3, and 6 months after surgery was 17.42 ± 2.94%, 18.24 ± 3.09%, and 19.52 ± 2.78%, respectively, with a statistically significant difference from baseline to after six months (P value < 0.001). The absolute value of global circumferential strain (GCS) at baseline, 3, and 6 months after surgery was 20.14 ± 4.22%, 23.32 ± 4.66%, and 24.53 ± 4.52%, respectively, with statistically significant changes (P value < 0.001) from baseline to three months and from baseline to six months and no significant difference from three months to six months. A significant decrease was reported in mechanical dispersion of circumferential strain (38.05 ± 23.81–23.37 ± 20.86 ms, P value = 0.006) 6 months after surgery. Right ventricular size three- and six-month post-surgery showed a significant decrease relative to baseline echocardiography. Bariatric surgery could enhance cardiac function, as proven by 2D speckle echocardiography. Changes in RV size may be related to weight loss and should be considered when assessing patients who have undergone bariatric surgery.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140594813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali AlAlakhfash, Luciano Agati, Giuseppe Mazzesi, Dalia Elhobi, Abdullah Alqwaiee, Khalid Alhory, Abdulrahman Almesned, Zuhair Alhasnan, Abdullah Alwadai
{"title":"The outcome of genetic and non-genetic pediatric cardiomyopathies","authors":"Ali AlAlakhfash, Luciano Agati, Giuseppe Mazzesi, Dalia Elhobi, Abdullah Alqwaiee, Khalid Alhory, Abdulrahman Almesned, Zuhair Alhasnan, Abdullah Alwadai","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00473-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00473-7","url":null,"abstract":"Pediatric cardiomyopathies (CMP) can be familial or idiopathic with increasing detection of genetic mutations. The study is a retrospective single-center review of cardiomyopathy patients from January 2011 to May 2020. Results of the genetic study, as well as the outcome, were reported. Patients were divided according to the type of CMP, age of presentation, and EF at presentation. Univariate and multivariate analysis and ROC and survival curves were done. We reported 229 patients under 14 years of age with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, most commonly DCM (160 patients (70%)) followed by HCM (26.2%). 52% presented at 6 months of age or less and 119 (52%) required ICU admission at presentation. The genetic and or metabolic disorder was confirmed in 21.4% of patients, most commonly VLCAD defect (16, 7%) and ELAC2 gene defect (10, 4.4%). During the disease course, 88 patients (38.4%) died (48 with DCM, 39 with HCM, and 1 with RCM). An EF of 20% or less at presentation and presentation at 6 months of age or less carries a risk for mortality in patients with DCM and HCM, respectively (RR 3.88 and 2.06 and OR of 11.09 and 4.35, respectively). Death was more common among HCM patients especially patients with positive genetic abnormality compared with patients with DCM. The mortality for CMP in children reaches up to 40%, (30% in DCM and 65% in HCM patients). Mortality was higher in those with HCM, DCM with EF of 20% or less, and HCM presented at 6 months of age or less. Whole-exome and/or whole-genome sequencing is advised for all patients of CMP and at-risk family members.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140603437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting severity of coronary involvement and long-term outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Farzad Shahsanaei, Shahin Abbaszadeh, Soudabeh Behrooj, Nima Rahimi Petrudi, Bahareh Ramezani","doi":"10.1186/s43044-024-00469-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00469-3","url":null,"abstract":"The value of counting inflammatory cells and especially their counting ratio in predicting adverse clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing revascularization has been shown, but the results of studies have been very diverse and paradoxical. The aim of the current study was to systematically review the studies that investigated the role of increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Data abstraction was independently performed by both un-blinded reviewers on deeply assessing Medline, Web of Knowledge, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and using the relevant keywords. The risk of bias for each study was assessed using the criteria outlined in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the QUADAS-2 tool. Statistical analysis was performed using the Stata software. Overall, 14 articles published between 2010 and 2021 were eligible for the final analysis. A total of 20,846 ACS patients undergoing PCI were included. Higher values of NLR were associated with higher numbers of involved coronaries (RR: 1.175, 95%CI 1.021–1.353, P = 0.024). Increasing the value of NLR was associated with a 3.4 times increase in long-term death (RR: 3.424, 95%CI 2.325–5.025, P = 0.001). Similarly, higher values of NLR were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of long-term MACE (RR: 2.604, 95%CI 1.736–3.906, P = 0.001). NLR has a high value in predicting both the severity of coronary artery involvement and long-term adverse clinical outcomes following the PCI procedure.","PeriodicalId":22462,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Heart Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140316080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}