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. 2024 Oct 19;13(20):6249.
doi: 10.3390/jcm13206249.

Predictive Value of Monocyte-To-Lymphocyte Ratio in Differentiating Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis-A Retrospective Analysis

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Predictive Value of Monocyte-To-Lymphocyte Ratio in Differentiating Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis-A Retrospective Analysis

Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Advanced calcific aortic stenosis, with or without coronary artery disease [CAD], may lead to severe systolic dysfunction. The aim of the study was to reveal clinical and laboratory parameters that may differentiate patients with severe aortic stenosis with and without systolic dysfunction. Methods: A retrospective, single-center study included all consecutive patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis with overt heart failure. Patients with hematological and neoplastic diseases were excluded. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were analysed. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte [NLR], monocyte-to-lymphocyte [MLR], and platelet-to-lymphocyte [PLR] ratios were calculated. The study group was divided based on left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF]. Results: The final study population comprised 301 patients [133 males [44%]; median [Q1-3] age of 80 [75-83] years]. Co-morbidities included CAD [48.8%], arterial hypertension [75.4%], diabetes mellitus [n = 124, 41.2%], atrial fibrillation [39.2%], chronic kidney disease [60.8%]. Fifty-seven patients presented with LVEF ≤ 40% (heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)) and 244 with LVEF > 40%. In the multivariable analysis, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide [NTproBNP] [p < 0.001, OR 1.000, 95%CI 1.000-1.000], baseline MLR [p < 0.020, OR 7.393, 95%CI 1.363-40.091] and female sex [p < 0.001, OR 0.308, 95%CI 0.160-0.593] were revealed as significant predictors of HFrEF. Baseline MLR weakly correlated with EuroScore II [Spearman r = 0.141, p = 0.015] and NTproBNP [r = 0.142, p = 0.014]. Cut-off values were established as 0.36 for MLR and 3927 pg/mL for NTproBNP. After excluding 147 patients with CAD, there was still a statistically significant difference in MLR between the subgroups [p = 0.024]. Conclusions: Increased values of MLR and NTproBNP together with female sex are predictive parameters for LVEF ≤ 40% in patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Keywords: HFrEF; MLR; aortic stenosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Study flow-chart. Abbreviations: HFmrEF—heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction, HFpEF—heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, HFrEF—heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, LVEF—left ventricular ejection fraction, TAVI—transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
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Figure 2
Receiver operating characteristic [ROC] curve for HFrEF prediction.
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Figure 3
Box-plot for NRproBNP (A) and baseline MLR (B) values measured in patients with LVEF > 40% (0) and below 40% (1). The box-plot shows the minimum and maximum values [whiskers], median [black line] and interquartile range [box] values for each variable. Outliers are shown with black points. HFrEF patients had significantly higher NTproBNp and MLR than patients with LVEF > 40%. Abbreviations: BS—baseline, LVEF—left ventricular ejection fraction, NTproBNP—N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, MLR—monocyte-lymphocyte ratio.
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Figure 4
Box-plot for baseline MLR values measured in patients with LVEF > 40% (0) and below 40% (1) without coronary artery disease. The box-plot shows the minimum and maximum values [whiskers], median [black line] and interquartile range [box] values for each variable. Outliers are shown with black points. HFrEF patients had significantly higher MLR than patients with LVEF > 40%. Abbreviations: BS—baseline, LVEF—left ventricular ejection fraction, MLR—monocyte-lymphocyte ratio.

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