Post-Reperfusion Enhancement of CD14(+)CD16(-) Monocytes and Microvascular Obstruction in ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Abstract
Background: The presence of microvascular obstruction (MVO) after primary ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with a poor outcome. The aim of the paper was to examine the relationship between distinct monocyte subsets and gadolinium-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) characteristics of MVO after STEMI. Methods and Results: Seventy-one patients with primary STEMI successfully treated with stenting were enrolled in the study. Two monocyte subsets (CD14(+)CD16(-) and CD14(+)CD16(+)) were measured on flow cytometry on admission and 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 days after the onset of STEMI. CMR was performed 7 days after revascularization to determine MVO on late gadolinium-enhanced imaging. The peak levels of CD14(+)CD16(-) monocytes, but not those of CD14(+)CD16(+) monocytes, were significantly higher in patients with MVO than in those without MVO. A multivariate logistic regression model showed that the post-perfusion peak levels of CD14(+)CD16(-) monocytes remained an independent factor for the presence of MVO (odds ratio=1.53; 95% confidence interval: 1.01-2.32; P=0.04). The absence of MVO was significantly associated with improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction. Conclusions: Post-reperfusion enhancement of CD14(+)CD16(-) monocytes was associated with MVO in patients with STEMI. The pathophysiologic and therapeutic implications of this association require further study.
Authors: | Tsujioka H, Imanishi T, Ikejima H, Tanimoto T, Kuroi A, Kashiwagi M, Okochi K, Ishibashi K, Komukai K, Ino Y, Kitabata H, Akasaka T. |
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Journal: | Circ J. 74(6):1175-82 |
Year: | 2010 |
PubMed: | Find in PubMed |