Eosinophil-to-leukocyte ratio as an inflammatory marker in patients with coronary artery disease—A retrospective cohort study
- Author:
Arlene Melissa T. Dychiching
1
;
Henry L. Chan
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: eosinophil-to-leukocyte ratio
- MeSH: coronary artery disease
- From: Philippine Journal of Cardiology 2023;51(2):72-79
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death and major causes of disability and loss of productivity in adults worldwide. Inflammation is a key feature of atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations. Because inflammation plays a key role in atherosclerosis and its end results, discovering new biomarkers of inflammation becomes important to help diagnostic accuracy and provide prognostic information about coronary artery disease (CAD). The eosinophil count and eosinophil-to-leukocyte ratio (ELR), in particular, have become novel biomarkers for risk assessment in patients with CAD. The current study aimed to evaluate the association of ELR with presence of CAD.
OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value and predictive performance of ELR in patients with suspected CAD. Furthermore, if proven of value, this study aims to use ELR as a biomarker for screening patients at risk for CAD for early prevention and intervention.
METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study involving a chart review of CAD suspects 40 years or older who underwent elective coronary angiogram from January 2019 to December 2019. Eosinophil-to-leukocyte ratio was calculated by dividing the number of eosinophils by the number of leukocytes.
RESULTS:A total of 436 patients were included in this study. With an optimal cutoff value of 0.5 (area under the curve, 0.9911; sensitivity, 96.63%; specificity, 95.27%), ELR demonstrated efficiency in detecting CAD.
CONCLUSION:Patients with CAD has a higher ELR than those without CAD in the control group. Furthermore, this study supports the positive association of ELR in predicting CAD. - Full text:20241101150443666410.pdf