Effect of combined testing of ceramides with high-sensitive troponin T on the detection of acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain in China: a prospective observational study
Wei Hu,
Junbo Ge,
Juying Qian,
Zhe Wang,
Xuebo Liu,
Yanzhong Wang,
Demin Xu,
Chengxing Shen,
Runda Wu,
Xianglin Tang,
Aijun Sun,
Yunzeng Zou,
Guangyu Wu,
Xiaoliang Cheng
Affiliations
Wei Hu
Precision Research Center for Refractory Diseases, Institute for Clinical Research, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Junbo Ge
1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
Juying Qian
5Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Zhe Wang
Department of Neurosurgery, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Xuebo Liu
Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Yanzhong Wang
Department of Infectious Diseases, King`s College London, London, UK
Demin Xu
5 Department of Cardiac Surgey, Xiamen Branch, Zhongshan HospitalFudan University, Shanghai, China
Chengxing Shen
Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Sixth People`s Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Runda Wu
1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
Xianglin Tang
1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
Aijun Sun
1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
Yunzeng Zou
1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
Guangyu Wu
Department of Radiology, RenJi Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Objective Ceramides are associated with coronary plaque vulnerability. We aim to investigate the potential diagnostic value of ceramides for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Chinese patients with chest pain.Design Prospective observational survey.Setting Shanghai, China, 2016–2017.Participants A total of 2773 patients with chest pain from four hospitals in Shanghai, China, between August 2016 and October 2017.Main outcome measures Performance of metabolites model in detection of ACS cases including ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI (NSTEMI) and unstable angina.Results Plasma levels of 12 ceramide molecules and corresponding ratios were compared between patients diagnosed with ACS and those without. Cer(d18:1/24:1(15Z))/Cer(d18:1/24:0) ratio, Cer(d18:1/14:0) and Cer(d18:1/22:0) were independent predictors of ACS after adjustment of traditional risk factors and high-sensitivecardiac troponin T. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed a significant improvement in detecting ACS in the multivariable model with ceramides compared with that without (0.865 (0.840 to 0.889) vs 0.808 (0.776 to 0.841), p<0.001).Conclusion Distinct plasma ceramides are independent diagnostic predictors of ACS among patients with chest pain. Ceramides together with high-sensitive troponin and traditional factors showed great potential in identifying ACS among patients with chest pain.
