title: Placental growth factor as short-term predicting biomarker in acute coronary syndrome patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The relevance of placental growth factor was analyzed at the admission of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) without ST elevation in prognosis of fatal outcome after 30 days.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected blood samples from 102 ACS patients admitted to the coronary unit with acute chest pain manifesting within the last 12 hours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all 102 admitted patients, higher values of placental growth factor (PLGF; >13.2 ng/L, average value) indicated a higher risk of fatal outcome (hazard ratio [HR] 2.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21- 4.76, P = 0.0125). PLGF is an important independent prognostic marker (adjusted HR 2.35, 95% CI 1.98-4.61, P = 0.1338), and this was shown in a multiparameter model, which involved other statistically important markers of relative risk (age >65, gender, and estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PLGF levels measured at 12 hours of symptom onset and 30 days later may independently predict fatal outcome in patients with ACS without ST elevation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University School of Pharmacy, Belgrade, Serbia. markovic12@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marković
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ignjatović
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dajak
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Majkić-Singh
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D000072483:Placenta Growth Factor; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000608036:PGF protein, human; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D000072483:Placenta Growth Factor