Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiology, Training and Research Hospital, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Background The prognostic value of C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR) is of import in cardiovascular diseases. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of the CAR in patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Material and Method We retrospectively evaluated 127 consecutive patients who underwent technically successful elective EVAR procedure between December 2014 and September 2020. The optimal CAR cut-off value was determined by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Based on the cut-off value, we investigated the association of CAR with long-term all-cause mortality. Results 32 (25.1%) of the patients experienced all-cause mortality during a mean 32.7 ± 21.7 months’ follow-up. In the group with mortality, CAR was significantly higher than in the survivor group (4.63 (2.60–11.88) versus 1.63 (0.72–3.24), p < 0.001). Kaplan–Meier curves showed a higher incidence of all-cause mortality in patients with high CAR compared to patients with low CAR (log-rank test, p < 0.001). Multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that glucose ≥ 110 mg/dL (HR: 2.740; 95% CI: 1.354–5.542; p = 0.005), creatinine ≥ 0.99 mg/dL (HR: 2.957, 95% CI: 1.282–6.819, p = 0.011) and CAR > 2.05 (HR: 8.190, 95% CI: 1.899–35.320, p = 0.005) were the independent predictors of mortality. Conclusion CAR was associated with a significant increase in postoperative long-term mortality in patients who underwent EVAR. Preoperatively calculated CAR can be used as an important prognostic factor.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Surgery
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