Why the study?
Hyperinsulinemia plays a key role in cardiovascular impairment in metabolic syndrome, but its influence on long-term PCI outcomes in patients without diabetes presenting with ACS was unclear.
Does hyperinsulinemia predict major adverse cardiac events in non-diabetic patients with acute myocardial syndrome undergoing primary PCI?
Does hyperinsulinemia predict major adverse cardiac events in non-diabetic patients with acute myocardial syndrome undergoing primary PCI?
In non-diabetic patients with ACS undergoing primary PCI, hyperinsulinemia is an independent predictor of long-term adverse clinical outcomes, primarily driven by increased target vessel revascularization.
Hyperinsulinemia may flag higher MACE risk after PCI in non-diabetic ACS; hypothesis-generating for risk stratification and intervention trials.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hyperinsulinemia plays a key role in the development of cardiovascular impairment in patients with metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of hyperinsulinemia on long-term clinical outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients without diabetes mellitus who have acute myocardial syndrome (ACS). METHODS: Between March 2016 and January 2019, we enrolled 468 patients with ACS and without diabetes mellitus who received primary PCI. Patients were divided into a low-insulin group (n = 157), medium-insulin group (n = 154), and high-insulin group (n = 157) according to tertiles of fasting insulin level. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE; all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization [TVR]) at 24 months. The secondary endpoint was angina hospitalization. RESULTS: Patients in the high-insulin group had an unfavorable prognosis, with a higher rate of MACE (34.39%) than the low-insulin group (22.29%) and medium-insulin group (23.37%) at 24 months (P < 0.05). This difference was mainly driven by the increase in TVR. The high-insulin group also had a higher rate of angina hospitalization than the low-insulin group. Cox proportional hazards regression showed that high-insulin level (hazard ratio [HR] 1.870, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.202-2.909), small-vessel lesion (HR 1.713, 95% CI 1.111-2.642), bifurcation lesion (HR 3.394, 95% CI 2.033-5.067), SYNTAX score (HR 1.084, 95% CI 1.039-1.130), and stent length (HR 1.017, 95% CI 1.002-1.032) increased the incidence of MACE in patients with ACS and without diabetes who underwent PCI. CONCLUSION: Hyperinsulinemia might be a valid predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with ACS undergoing PCI.
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