The relation of platelet-lymphocyte ratio and coronary collateral circulation in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.
BACKGROUND
Recently, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has emerged as a significant inflammatory marker and a novel predictor of major adverse consequences in cardiovascular disease.


OBJECTIVE
In this study, we aimed to explore the relationship between PLR and coronary collateral circulation (CCC) in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).


METHODS
Clinical and laboratory data of 386 patients who underwent coronary angiography were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were classified into 2 groups as follows: poor CCC (group 1: Rentrop grades 0-1) and good CCC (group 2: Rentrop grades 2-3). The PLR was calculated from the complete blood count.


RESULTS
The PLR values of the patients with poor CCC were significantly higher than those of patients with good CCC (153.9 ±26.6 vs. 129.8 ±23.5, p < 0.001). In the multiple logistic regression tests, PLR (odds ratio: 1.51, 95% confidence interval: 1.27-1.74; p < 0.001) and hs-CRP (odds ratio: 1.56, 95% CI: 1.03-2.11; p < 0.001) were found to be independent predictors of poor CCC. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis yielded a cutoff value of 140.5 for PLR to predict poor CCC with 79% sensitivity and 71% specificity, with the area under the ROC curve being 0.792 (95% CI: 0.721-0.864).


CONCLUSIONS
Our study revealed that high PLR is independently associated with poor coronary collateral circulation in patients with NSTEMI.
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Serkan
S
Akdag
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Aytac
A
Akyol
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Muntecep
M
Asker
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Fatih
F
Ozturk
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Hasan Ali
HA
Gumrukcuoglu
angiography; cardiology; coronary artery disease