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RDW as A Predictor for No-Reflow Phenomenon in DM Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing
Ying Sun1,2, Jian Ren2,3, Li Li1,2
1Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Background:
No-reflow phenomenon (NRP) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients is not infrequent. The predictive value of red blood-cell distribution width (RDW) on NRP has not been explored.
Methods:
STEMI patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) were enrolled. Plasma samples were obtained at admission. Participants were divided into two groups according to RDW. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were performed to evaluate the relationship between RDW and NRP. Subgroup analysis was made between the diabetes mellitus (DM) group and the No-DM group.
Results:
The high RDW group had a higher NRP compared to the low group. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, DM (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]:1.847; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.209-2.822; p = 0.005) and hemoglobin (AOR: 0.986; 95% CI: 0.973-0.999; p < 0.05), other than RDW, were independent predictors of NRP. RDW (AOR: 2.679; 95% CI: 1.542-4.655; p < 0.001) was an independent predictor of NRP in the DM group, but not in the No-DM group. In the DM group, area under the ROC curve value for RDW predicting NRP was 0.707 (77.3% sensitivity, 56.3% specificity (p < 0.001)).
Conclusions:
RDW is a predictor of NRP in DM patients with STEMI, which provides further assistance in clinicians' decision making.
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