1.Effects of bivalirudin versus heparin with tirofiban on thrombosis, hemorrhage and P-selectin in ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction patients with emergency percutaneous coronary intervention
Pengyi HE ; Yan ZHAO ; Shanshan WANG ; Yuchun YANG ; Zhiqiang LIU ; Lei ZHANG ; Lipan QIAO ; Ling BAI ; Guangwei PAN
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2017;25(6):313-320
Objective To study effects of bivalirudin and heparin plus tirofiban on plasma P-selectin in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and compare the clinical effects on bleeding and thrombosis.Methods 260 hospitalized patients with acute STEMI who accepted emergency PCI were enrolled in the study.They were randomly divided into the bivalirudin group (129 cases) and the heparin plus tirofiban group (131 cases).Blood samples were taken before operation,during operation (about 20 minutes after medicacion injection) and after operation (three hours after the end of operation).Serum P-selectin levels were measured.All patients were followed-up for 30 days.The main events included hemorrhage within 30 days,acquired thrombocytopenia and stent thrombosis.Results The level of P-selectin increased significantly in the heparin group during operation compared to the preoperative level and remained statistically higher at three hours after the end of operation than preoperative level (P < 0.05).Compared with preoperative level,the P-selectin level of the bivalirudin group was significantly lower than that of heparin group (P < 0.05).After 30 days of follow-up,bivalirudin had lower rates bleeding events compared to the heparin group(5.4% vs.15.3%,P =0.009).The need of medical intervention for bleeding events (BRAC2-5 hemorrhage) was less in the bivalirudin group(0.8% vs.5.3%,P =0.029).There was no significant difference in the major bleeding events between the 2 groups (BRAC3-5 hemorrhage) (0 vs.0.8%,P =0.32).No significant difference found between the two groups in acquired thrombocytopenia (P > 0.05).Conclusion Bivalirudin may reduce P-selectin levels in STEMI patients undergone emergency PCI during perioperative period.Heparin increases perioperative P-selectin.Bivalirudin may reduce the bleeding events.
2.Serum interleukin-6 predicts delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Kui ZHANG ; Huan YAN ; Meiling QI ; Jing ZHANG ; Wenjing TIAN ; Lipan ZHANG ; Peng XU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020;28(7):505-509
Objective:To investigate the independent correlation between serum IL-6 level and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and to evaluate its predictive value for DCI.Methods:Consecutive patients with aSAH admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University from June 2017 to June 2019 were enrolled retrospectively. They were divided into DCI group and non-DCI group according to the diagnostic criteria of DCI. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent correlation between serum IL-6 and DCI. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of serum IL-6 level for DCI. Results:A total of 160 patients with aSAH were enrolled. They aged 66.1±8.1 years, and 98 were males (61.3%); 76 patients (47.5%) had DCI. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that after adjusting for smoking, hypertension, systolic blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and drug treatment, serum IL-6 (the first quartile as a reference, and the third quartile: odds ratio[ OR] 3.885, 95% confidence interval [ CI]1.361-7.189; the fourth quartile: OR 9.706, 95% CI 3.412-18.344), Glasgow Coma Scale score ( OR 2.174, 95% CI 1.325-4.538) and Fisher grade ( OR 3.267, 95% CI 1.638-6.725) were independently associated with DCI. The ROC curve showed that the area under the curve of serum IL-6 for predicting DCI was 0.777 (95% CI 0.706-0.849), and the optimal cut-off value was 13.01 ng/L. The sensitivity and specificity of predicting DCI were 72.4% and 71.4%, respectively. Conclusions:Serum IL-6 is an independent risk factor for DCI after aSAH, and has certain predictive value for DCI.