title: [Meta-analysis on the prognostic value of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in acute coronary syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the overall prognostic effects of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) through a meta-analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature was retrieved by formal searching of electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, OVID, Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane Library) and by hand searching of reference lists of related articles. Random effects meta-analysis and relative risk were used to estimate the association between PAPP-A levels and adverse cardiovascular outcomes after ACS as well as preplanned subgroup analyses were conducted to identify the risk-subgroup interactions that could explain the between differences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of fourteen clinical trials were included in this Meta-analysis which involving 9413 patients. Pooled RR and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all eligible studies was 1.97 (1.49 - 2.60), which indicated a prognostic value of PAPP-A in patients with ACS. Differences in study design, measurement of association and duration of follow-up were responsible for the differences in results across the studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggested that a higher early blood PAPP-A could moderately increase the long-term risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and might serve as a valuable prognostic predictor in patients with ACS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Southern Medical University, Gangzhou 510280, China.
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Ai-hua
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Min-feng
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Wen-wen
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Yi-hai
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A