Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of H-ficolin for Functionally Relevant Coronary Artery Disease

Ganna Isayeva, Eliska Potlukova, Klara Rumora, Pedro Lopez Ayala, Atakan Kurun, Jan-Philipp Leibfarth, Ibrahim Schäfer, Evita Michel, Kaan Pesen, Michael J Zellweger, Marten Trendelenburg, Trine Korsgaard Hejlesen, Annette Gudmann Hansen, Steffen Thiel, Christian Mueller*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We aimed to test the diagnostic and prognostic ability of H-ficolin, an initiator of the lectin pathway of the complement system, for functionally relevant coronary artery disease (fCAD), and explore its determinants.

METHODS: The presence of fCAD was adjudicated using myocardial perfusion imaging single-photon emission tomography and coronary angiography. H-ficolin levels were measured by a sandwich-type immunoassay at rest, peak stress-test, and 2h after stress-test. Cardiovascular death and non-fatal myocardial infarction were assessed during 5-year follow-up.

RESULTS: Among 1,571 patients (32.3% women), fCAD was detected in 462 patients (29.4%). H-ficolin concentration at rest was 18.6 (15.3-21.8) µg/ml in patients with fCAD versus 17.8 (15.4-21.5) µg/ml, p=0.33, in patients without fCAD, resulting in an AUC of 0.53 (95%CI 0.48-0.56). During follow-up, 107 patients (6.8%) had non-fatal myocardial infarction and 99 patients (6.3%) experienced cardiovascular death. In Cox regression analysis, H-ficolin was not a predictor of events in the overall cohort. Subgroup analysis suggested a potential link between H-ficolin and non-fatal myocardial infarction in patients without fCAD (adjusted HR 1.03, 95% CI 1.02-1.15, p=0.005). H-ficolin concentration showed a weak positive correlation with systolic (r=0.069, p<0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (r=0.111, p<0.001).

CONCLUSION: H-ficolin concentration did not have diagnostic and/or prognostic value in patients referred for fCAD work-up.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117582
JournalClinica Chimica Acta
Volume551
Number of pages9
ISSN0009-8981
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Functionally relevant coronary artery disease
  • H-ficolin
  • The complement immune system

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