An Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index (ALI) ≤10 predicted a higher risk of all-cause mortality in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI (HR 2.3; 95% CI 1.5-3.7; p<0.001).
Cohort (n=1,171)
Does the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) predict all-cause mortality better than the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI?
The advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) is a strong, independent predictor of all-cause mortality in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI, outperforming the established Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio.
Effect estimate: HR 2.3 (95% CI 1.5-3.7)
p-value: p=<0.001
Background: The advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) is an independent prognostic biomarker used to assess inflammation and nutritional status in various cancers, heart failure, and acute coronary syndromes. This study investigates the prognostic significance of ALI in patients experiencing ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), comparing its predictive abilities with the established Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR). Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1171 patients from the Matrix Registry, encompassing demographic and clinical data for STEMI cases treated with pPCI, and ALI was determined using the formula serum albumin (g/dL) × body mass index (kg/m2)/NLR at the time of hospital admission. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Results: Of the 1171 patients, 86 died during the follow-up period. Univariate analysis identified age, female gender, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, prior myocardial infarction (PMI), lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and reduced ALI as factors associated with mortality. Multivariate analysis confirmed age (HR: 1.1, 95% CI: 1.05–1.11, p < 0.001) and PMI (HR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.4–4.3, p = 0.001) as prominent independent predictors, alongside ALI (HR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92–0.97, p < 0.001) and LVEF (HR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–0.99, p = 0.04). An ALI cut-off of ≤10 indicated a higher mortality risk (HR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.5–3.7, p < 0.001). The area under the curve for ALI (0.732) surpassed that for NLR (0.685), demonstrating ALI’s superior predictive capability. Conclusions: ALI is an independent prognostic factor for all-cause mortality in STEMI patients undergoing pPCI, showing greater discriminatory power than NLR, particularly in patients with ALI values ≤ 10, who face a 2.3-fold higher mortality risk.
Trimarchi et al. (Fri,) conducted a cohort in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (n=1,171). Advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) vs. Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) was evaluated on All-cause mortality (HR 2.3, 95% CI 1.5-3.7, p=<0.001). An Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index (ALI) ≤10 predicted a higher risk of all-cause mortality in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI (HR 2.3; 95% CI 1.5-3.7; p<0.001).