Apolipoprotein A-I: A favorable prognostic marker in infective endocarditis

作者:Wei, Xue-biao; Chen, Xiao-jin; Li, Yuan-ling; Huang, Jie-leng; Chen, Xiao-lan; Yu, Dan-qing; Tan, Ning; Liu, Yuan-hui*; Chen, Ji-yan*; He, Peng-cheng*
来源:Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2018, 12(2): 498-503.
DOI:10.1016/j.jacl.2017.12.005

摘要

BACKGROUND: Decreased apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are common in inflammation and sepsis. No study with a large sample size has been performed to investigate the prognostic value of apoA-I or HDL-C in infective endocarditis (IE). @@@ OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to explore the prognostic value of apoA-I and HDL-C for adverse outcomes in IE patients. @@@ METHODS: Patients with a definite diagnosis of IE between January 2009 and July 2015 were enrolled and divided into 3 groups according to their apoA-I tertiles at admission. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship of apoA-I and HDL-C with clinical outcomes. @@@ RESULTS: Of the 593 included patients, 40 (6.7%) died in hospital. Patients with lower apoA-I experienced markedly higher rates of in-hospital mortality (10.7%, 7.0%, and 2.5% in tertiles 1-3, respectively; P = .006) and major adverse clinical events (32.5%, 24.1%, and 8.6% in tertiles 1-3, respectively; P < .001). ApoA-I (area under the curve, 0.671; P < .001) and HDL-C (area under the curve, 0.672; P < .001) had predictive values for in-hospital death. Multivariate logistic regression showed that apoA-I <0.90 g/L and HDL-C <0.78 mmol/L were independent risk predictors for in hospital death. A multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis revealed that apoA-I (increments of 1 g/L; hazard ratio, 0.36; 95% confidence interval, 0.15-0.87; P = .023) and HDL-C (increments of 1 mmol/L; hazard ratio, 0.38; 95% confidence interval, 0.18-0.83; P = .015) were independently associated with long-term mortality. @@@ CONCLUSIONS: ApoA-I and HDL-C were inversely associated with adverse IE prognosis.