title: Elevated lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 is associated with progression of nonculprit lesions after percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is an enzyme that hydrolyzes oxidized phospholipids to generate bioactive proatherogenic products. Nonculprit lesions have been assumed to contribute to the pathogenesis of recurrent acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The role of LP-PLA2 in the progression of nonculprit coronary lesions after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear. Our study included 123 patients with ACS who underwent initial PCI and a long-term follow-up (mean interval, one year) with coronary angiography. Among them, 19 patients were diagnosed as the progression of nonculprit lesions, based on the presence of at least one of the following factors: (1) ≥ 10% reduction in the diameter of a preexisting ≥ 50% stenosis; (2) ≥ 30% reduction in the diameter of a < 50% stenosis; and (3) early-onset stenosis with ≥ 30% reduction in the diameter of a segment that was normal on the primary angiogram. Blood sampling was drawn from all patients at 12-14 hours after PCI. The ACS patients with progression had higher total cholesterol (4.47 ± 1.02 mmol/L vs. 3.59 ± 0.57 mmol/L, P < 0.05), higher levels of Lp-PLA2 activity (14.39 ± 6.13 nmol/min/ml vs. 8.86 ± 3.14 nmol/min/ml, P < 0.001) and a higher proportion of multi-vessel disease than those without progression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that Lp-PLA2 activity (β = 0.024, P = 0.005) was an independent predictor for rapid progression of nonculprit coronary lesions. In conclusion, elevated Lp-PLA2 activity is associated with rapid progression of nonculprit coronary lesions in ACS patients who underwent PCI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, PR China. xhqy2002@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Hui-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Shang-Lang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Xian-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zuo-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhe-Xun
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Quan-Fang
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-Qiang
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Zhi-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Ge
mesh_terms: D043203:1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase / Q000097:blood*; D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol; D043203:1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase; D010100:Oxygen