Abstract
Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction is the most common cardiovascular disease and the cause of significant mortality worldwide. The C-reactive protein/albumin ratio, which measures inflammatory conditions, can be used to predict mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between in-hospital mortality and the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients diagnosed with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction who underwent interventional treatment at our hospital. Materials and Method: Two hundred and ninety-seven elderly patients were included in the study. The information of the patients was obtained from the hospital database. The C-reactive protein/albumin ratio was calculated for each patient. We used regression analysis to investigate the relationship between the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio and in-hospital mortality. Results: A univariate analysis showed that gender, ejection fraction, white blood cell, glucose, creatinine, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, GRACE risk score, and CAR ratio were significant predictors of mortality (Table 2). All parameters were added to a multivariable logistic regression, and multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the GRACE risk score (OR: 0.956, 95% CI: 0.941–0.971; p<0.001) and the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (OR: 0.812, 95% CI: 0.661–0.998; p=0.048) were the only significant predictors of mortality. Furthermore, bivariate correlation analysis showed a weak but statistically significant correlation between GRACE risk score and C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (r=0.180, p<0.001). Conclusion: We found a significant relationship between C-reactive protein/albumin and in-hospital mortality. C-reactive protein/albumin ratio can be used in clinical practice because it is inexpensive and easy to apply and has a strong prognostic value for elderly non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients. Keywords: Myocardial Infarction; Albumin; Inflammation; Mortality.