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Red blood cell distribution width as long-term prognostic markers in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Lipids in Health and Disease volume 18, Article number: 140 (2019) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods

A retrospective cohort study (CORFCHD-PCI, [Identifier: ChiCTR-INR-16010153]) of 6050 patients who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and treated with PCI from January 2008 to December 2016 were enrolled in the study. The primary outcome was long-term mortality after PCI. Clinical follow-up data of participating patients were obtained during an outpatient examination 35.9 ± 22.6 months after PCI. Demographic and clinical data and admission laboratory parameters were recorded, and patients were categorized into two groups according to RDW level (high group ≥13.1%; low group < 13.1%).

Results

Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed RDW as an independent prognosis factor for cardiac death. The incidence of cardiac death increased 1.33 times in patients in the high RDW group (HR, 1.331; 95% CI, 1.009–1.755, P = 0.043). Kaplan–Meier survival analysis suggested that patients with high RDW tended to have an increased accumulated risk of cardiac death. However, we did not found significant differences in the incidence of long-term mortality (adjusted HR = 1.203[0.941–1.537], P = 0.140), MACCE (adjusted HR = 1.128[0.979–1.301], P = 0.096), MACE (adjusted HR = 1.155[0.994–1.341], P = 0.059), stroke, bleeding events or readmission between the two groups.

Conclusion

The baseline level of RDW is an independent predictor for cardiac death in post-PCI CAD patients.

Introduction

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a complicated multifactor disease. A large number of recent clinical and basic research found that patients with CAD exhibit the traditional risk factors and some newly identified risk factors, such as new lipid parameters, atherogenic index of plasma, nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A1 ratio [1,2,3]. Peripheral blood parameters were also identified, such as platelet distribution width, mean platelet volume, hemoglobin and serum total bilirubin [4,5,6], and several inflammatory parameters were demonstrated, such as C-reactive protein, interleukin, fibrinogen, Cystatin C, and high homocysteine levels [7,8,9].

Biomarkers have become integral to the care of patients with CAD, and sometimes these markers are the key to establishing a diagnosis, determining risk, and guiding therapy. As one of the characteristic parameters of blood, red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was only used for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of anemia before 2007. Felker et al. [10] found that RDW could be used as an independent predictor of the prognosis of patients with heart failure. A growing number of research gradually found that RDW was closely related to the prognosis of cardiovascular disease. The association between increased RDW and heart failure [11,12,13], atrial fibrillation [14,15,16], and pulmonary hypertension [17, 18] emerged in some studies. The relationship between RDW and coronary heart disease was initially studied recently [19,20,21]. However, there are relatively few studies investigating the prognosis values of RDW in patients with PCI. Therefore, our study examined the RDW levels of patients with CAD undergoing PCI and discussed the effect of RDW level on long-term clinical outcome.

Methods

Design and study population

The Clinical Outcomes and Risk Factors of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease after PCI (CORFCHD-PCI) study is a large, single-center retrospective cohort study based on case records and a follow-up registry performed in the First Affiliated.

Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University. The details of the design are registered at http://www.chictr.org.cn (Identifier: ChiCTR-INR-16010153). The CORFCHD-PCI study was designed to evaluate the clinical outcomes and risk factors.

of CAD patients after PCI. We collected demographic data, clinical characteristics, risk factors, blood samples, biochemical data, electrocardiographs (ECG), echocardiography, coronary angiography, PCI procedure, and long-term outcomes for CAD patients who underwent PCI in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2008 to December 2016. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University. Because of the retrospective design of the study, the need to obtain informed consent from eligible patients was waived by the ethics committee. Follow-up data were obtained via review of the medical records and/or telephone interview with the patient or family members.

Definitions

Hypertension was defined as a systolic blood pressure of > 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure of > 90 mmHg in at least 2 measurements or the use of any antihypertensive drug. Diabetes mellitus was defined as fasting plasma glucose levels of 126 mg/dl on multiple measurements or current use of anti-diabetic medications. Hypercholesterolemia was considered total serum cholesterol of > 200 mg/dl or the use of lipid-lowering medication. Smoking and drinking status was defined as current tobacco and alcohol use.

Clinical and demographic characteristics

Peripheral venous blood samples of the patients were obtained on admission in the inpatient ward. Data on clinical and demographic characteristics, including age, sex, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and smoking and drinking status, were collected from medical records. Echocardiography and laboratory data, including complete blood cell count, lipid parameters and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were noted. During the follow-up period, the use of β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), statins, aspirins, clopidgrel and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) were recorded.

Endpoints

The primary endpoint of the study was long-term mortality, including all-cause mortality (ACM) and cardiac mortality. The key secondary endpoints were stroke, bleeding events, readmission and major adverse cardiac events (MACE), which were defined as the combination of cardiac death, recurrent myocardial infarction, and target vessel reconstruction as described previously [20]. Briefly, deaths were considered a cardiac condition unless a definite cause of noncardiac was identified. Recurrent myocardial infarction was defined as a new Q wave, and an increased concentration of creatine kinase MB to greater than 5 times the upper limit of the normal range within 48 h after procedure or new Q waves or an increase in creatine kinase MB concentration to greater than the upper limit of the normal range plus ischemic symptoms or signs, if occurring more than 48 h after the procedure, as described previously [20]. Stroke is defined as a sudden onset of vertigo, numbness, aphasia, or dysarthria caused by cerebrovascular disease, including hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis, or aneurysm rupture, and persisting for > 24 h [20]. Bleeding events were determined according to the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) standard [21]. Target vessel revascularization (TVR) was defined as any repetitive revascularization in a treated vessel where there was at least a 50% diameter stenosis in the presence of ischemic signs or symptoms or at least 70% stenosis in the absence of ischemic signs or symptoms [20]. An adjudication committee that was blinded to the patient group determined all incidents. An event adjudication committee that was blinded to patient group adjudicated all events.

Statistical analysis

SPSS 22.0 Statistical Package Program for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois) was used for all statistical analysis. The study population was divided into two groups based on RDW level. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to assess normality of distribution. Continuous variables with a normal distribution are reported as the mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables are specified as numbers and percentages. To compare parametric continuous variables, Student’s t tests were used, and to compare nonparametric continuous variables, Mann-Whitney U tests were used. Chi-squared (χ2) tests were used to compare categorical variables. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used for determinations of independent parameters for prognosis. Sequential models were developed to examine the incremental prognostic value of the parameters. Incremental factors added to the model at each step were considered significant when the difference in the log-likelihood associated with each model corresponded to P < 0.05. Long-term survival was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. The P values were 2-sided, and P < 0.05 was considered significant.

Results

The follow-up charts of participants are shown in Fig. 1. The mean follow-up was 35.9 ± 22.6 months. RDW values ranged from 9.00 to 21.60% (median = 13.1%; interquartile range 12.60–13.60%). We divided RDW into two groups according to the median. Baseline characteristics of the two groups are shown in Table 1. There were 2894 patients in the low RDW group and 3152 patients in the high RDW group. Participants with higher RDW values were more likely to be older with a higher hypertension incidence, higher heart ratio (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine (Cr) and lower use of statins and aspirin (P < 0.05). High proportions of males, high rate of drinking, smoking, and diabetes incidence and higher fasting blood glucose (FBG) were found in the low RDW group (P < 0.05).

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The follow chart of participants inclusion

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics
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The incidence of total primary end point was 3.9% in the low RDW group and 6.2% in the high RDW group (P < 0.001). The incidences of readmission, main adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) MACE, cardiac death and recurrent myocardial infarction were also significantly different between the two groups (P < 0.05), and significant increases were observed in the higher group. Although there was a significant difference in the use rate of aspirin between the two groups, we did not find differences in the incidence of bleeding events or stroke between the two groups (Table 2).

Table 2 Long term cardiac events
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Univariate models for each of the predictor variables were created, and variables that were significant (P < 0.05) in univariate Cox models were entered into multivariate Cox regression analysis. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, after adjusting for the traditional clinical prognostic factors, including age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, drinking, SBP, HR, BUN, Cr, FBG, use of statins, aspirin, and clopidgrel, which were the significant factors in univariate Cox models, we found that RDW also predicted poor clinical outcomes. RDW was an independent predictor for cardiac death in the high RDW group. The incidence of cardiac death increased 1.33 times (HR, 1.331; 95% CI, 1.009–1.755, P = 0.043) (Table 3). However, we did not find significant differences in long-term mortality (adjusted HR = 1.203[0.941–1.537], P = 0.140), MACCE (adjusted HR = 1.128[0.979–1.301], P = 0.096, Tables 4 and 5), MACE (adjusted HR = 1.155[0.994–1.341], P = 0.059), recurrent myocardial infarction (adjusted HR = 1.208[0.897–1.628, P = 0.214), stroke (adjusted HR = 1.009[0.641–1590], P = 0.968), bleeding events (adjusted HR = 1.068 [0.780–1.463], P = 0.681) or readmission (adjusted HR = 1.012[0.877–1.168], P = 0.867) among two groups (Tables not shown).

Table 3 Cox regression analysis results for cardiac death
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Table 4 Cox regression analysis results for long-term mortality
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Table 5 Cox regression analysis results for MACCEs
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Kaplan–Meier survival analysis suggested that patients with high RDW exhibited increased accumulated risk of cardiac death (Fig. 2).

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Cumulative Kaplan-Meier estimates of the time to the first adjudicated occurrence of primary endpoint and secondary endpoints

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Discussion

The present studies investigated the prognostic value of RDW in CAD patients with PCI and found that RDW was an independent poor prognosis factor at levels ≥13.1%. High levels increased long-term cardiac death 1.33 times. To reduce the risk of confounding, we adjusted for a comprehensive list of characteristics that influence the risk of cardiovascular events to examine the association between RDW and clinical outcomes. Uyarel et al. [22] retrospectively enrolled 2506 consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary PCI and found a significant association between elevated admission RDW levels and the adjusted risk of cardiovascular mortality (HR: 1.831, 95% CI: 1.034–3.24, P = 0.03) after a mean period of 1.8 ± 1.3 years. Fatemi et al. [23] enrolled 1689 patients from four centers who underwent PCI and found that RDW was an independent correlate of 1-year mortality (HR 1.65, CI 1.22–2.23, P = 0.001). Several studies also found a high baseline RDW value in patients with specific baseline characteristics, such as non-anemic at baseline, [24] diabetic [25] or elderly CAD [26] undergoing primary PCI was independently associated with an increased risk for long-term all-cause mortality, and it a prognosis risk factor for MACE in acute coronary syndrome patients [27, 28]. Our multifactorial Cox regression analysis showed that increased RDW was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis during the follow-up period, which was reported previously. We found that higher RDW was independently associated with adverse outcomes. When RDW was higher than 13.1, the incidence of cardiac death increased 1.33 times. Our study has some advantages over previous studies. First, the large sample size was a strength of our study, which improved the statistical power. Second, all patients were CAD after PCI and were followed up for up to 10 years. This follow-up duration was longer compared to previous studies.

Higher levels of RDW within the normal range may indicate accelerated red blood cell destruction or, more commonly, ineffective erythropoiesis. The identification of a putative mechanism is hampered by the lack of epidemiological studies demonstrating the factors that are associated with anisocytosis [20]. The exact mechanism associated with the prognosis of RDW and cardiovascular disease is not clear. However, related literature reports that increased RDW may be a comprehensive reflection of various mechanisms in the pathophysiological process. A number of studies have shown that inflammatory factors, such C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6, fibrinogen level and white blood cell count alter erythrocyte homeostasis and may contribute to increased RDW levels by impairing iron metabolism, inhibiting the production or response to erythropoietin or by shortening red blood cell survival. Pro-inflammatory cytokines suppress erythropoietin gene expression, inhibit the proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells, down-regulate erythropoietin receptor expression, and reduce erythrocyte life-span [29,30,31,32].

In addition to inflammation, oxidative stress may be another important mechanism to explain the underlying relationship. Oxidative damage is prone to reduce cell survival and have a disadvantage on the homogeneity of erythrocytes. As the primary “oxidative sink”, erythrocytes have tremendous antioxidant capacity, and the variation in erythrocyte size is associated with oxidative stress, likely via increased red blood cell turnover [33]. Bujak et al. [34] clarified the prognostic role of RDW in CAD, and they insist that the prognostic value of RDW primarily results from the negative impact of inflammation oxidative stress and iron and vitamin D3 deficiency on bone marrow erythropoiesis. The concurrent red blood cell deformability diminution may result in impaired flow through the microcirculation. It is impossible to unambiguously ascertain which concomitant factors, including lipid, glycemic and iron metabolism disturbances, anemia, vitamin D3 deficiency, oxidative stress, inflammation, and the diminution of erythrocyte membrane deformability, are the primary causes of the poor prognoses observed in patients with CAD.

Limitations

Our study has some limitations that should be considered. First, this study failed to monitor and measure inflammation changes, neurohumoral markers, including C-reactive protein, brain natriuretic peptide and other pro-inflammatory cytokines, angiotensin II and norepinephrine levels, and these indicators may better explain the higher RDW values, which are increased in patients with malignant mechanism, on the risk of cardiac events. Second, the present study was a single retrospective cohort design. Therefore, our results must be further verified in a multicenter, prospective study to confirm the association between RDW and adverse outcomes.

Conclusions

In conclusion, our findings are notable because RDW is widely available to clinicians as part of the complete blood count, incurs no additional costs, and may be a novel marker of cardiovascular prognosis.

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Due to confidentiality policies, the data will not be shared.

Abbreviations

ACM:

All-cause mortality

CAD:

Coronary artery disease

CAG:

Coronary angiography

LVEF:

Left ventricular ejection fraction

MACE:

Major adverse cardiovascular events

RDW:

Red blood cell distribution width

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Wu, TT., Zheng, YY., Hou, XG. et al. Red blood cell distribution width as long-term prognostic markers in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Lipids Health Dis 18, 140 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-019-1082-8

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