Journal of Inflammation Research (Sep 2023)

Fibrinogen is Associated with Clinical Adverse Events in Patients with Psoriasis and Coronary Artery Disease

  • Zhao L,
  • Zeng Y,
  • Sun L,
  • Zhang Z,
  • Yang K,
  • Li Z,
  • Wang M,
  • Zhou X,
  • Yang W

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 4019 – 4030

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Lin Zhao,* Yan Zeng,* Lin Sun, ZengLei Zhang, KunQi Yang, ZuoZhi Li, Man Wang, XianLiang Zhou, WeiXian Yang Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Zeng; WeiXian Yang, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: The presence of elevated fibrinogen levels is associated with cardiovascular disease. However, whether fibrinogen level is associated with adverse clinical events in patients with psoriasis and coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fibrinogen levels and cardiovascular adverse events in these patients.Patients and Methods: This retrospective cohort study collected consecutive patients with psoriasis and CAD between January 2017 and May 2022 in our hospital. The clinical records were collected, and comparisons were made between groups. The Cox regression analysis and Kaplan–Meier survival analysis were used to evaluate the association between variables.Results: Of the 267 participants, one hundred and forty-seven patients (55.1%) had elevated fibrinogen levels. Compared with patients in low fibrinogen group, white blood cell and platelet counts and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were higher, whereas the left ventricular ejection fraction was lower in patients in high fibrinogen group. After a median follow-up of 35.5 months, the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) was higher in patients in high fibrinogen group compared with patients in low fibrinogen group (31.4% vs 16.4%, p = 0.013). The Kaplan–Meier survival curves showed the same trend (log rank p = 0.020). Subgroup analysis revealed a positive association between elevated fibrinogen levels and MACEs in patients aged < 60 years (log-rank p = 0.013), those with diabetes (log-rank p = 0.027), and those who were not admitted for acute cardiovascular syndrome (log-rank p = 0.015).Conclusion: Elevated fibrinogen levels were associated with adverse clinical events in patients with psoriasis and CAD, especially among patients aged < 60 years, those with diabetes, and those not admitted for acute cardiovascular syndrome.Keywords: fibrinogen, coronary artery disease, major adverse cardiovascular events, psoriasis

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