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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Embolism in COPD Patients Complicated with Secondary Polycythemia
Jimei Li1, Yulin Xiong1, Shengyan Li1
1General Medicine Department, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, People's Republic of China.
Purpose:
This study aimed to establish the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with secondary polycythemia (SP) and explore the risk factors for PE in COPD patients with SP.
Patients And Methods:
We analyzed the prevalence of PE among COPD patients with SP who were hospitalized at Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020. From January 2021 to January 2024, we enrolled patients into three groups (COPD+SP+PE, COPD+SP, and control) and performed laboratory measurements, biomarkers, echocardiography, and pulmonary function tests. Patients in the COPD+SP group received clinical treatment, and biomarkers were measured again seven days after treatment.
Results:
The prevalence of PE in patients with COPD SP was 5.21%. We found that COPD+SP+PE group had significantly higher levels of erythrocyte distribution width (RDW), platelet volume distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), monocyte to large platelet ratio (MLPR), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), activated protein C (APC), urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), thrombomodulin (TM), interleukin-38 (IL-38), tissue factor (TF), and fractalkine (FKN) in contrast to COPD+SP group. Biomarkers, such as FKN, β-thromboglobulin (β-TG), APC, u-PA, TM, TF, and IL-38, were risk factors for COPD patients with SP who are complicated by PE. Clinical treatment significantly reduced the levels of β-TG, IL-38, APC, endothelin-1 (ET-1), u-PA, FKN, TM, 5-HT, and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with COPD+SP.
Conclusion:
PE incidence was significantly higher in patients with COPD and SP. In COPD patients with SP, routine joint detection of blood and cardiac markers, blood gas analysis, and pulmonary function tests can help to identify patients with PE. APC, u-PA, TF, FKN, TM, and IL-38 are risk factors for PE in patients with COPD and SP, and clinical treatment can effectively reduce this risk.
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