The association between prothrombin time-international normalized ratio and long-term mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: a large cohort retrospective study with 44,662 patients.

Liwei Liu, Ming Ying, Shiqun Chen, Qiang Li, Guanzhong Chen, Huanqiang Li, Ziling Mai, Yibo He, Bo Wang, Danyuan Xu, Zhidong Huang, Xiaoming Yan, Ning Tan, Zhujun Chen, Jin Liu, Yong Liu

BMC cardiovascular disorders 2022 Jun 29

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The association between prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) and long-term prognosis among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) without atrial fibrillation or anticoagulant therapy was still unclear. We analyzed the association of PT-INR levels and long-term mortality in a large cohort of CAD patients without atrial fibrillation or using of anticoagulant drugs. We obtained data from 44,662 patients who were diagnosed with CAD and had follow-up information from January 2008 to December 2018. The patients were divided into 4 groups (Quartile 1: PT-INR ≤ 0.96; Quartile2: 0.96 < PT-INR ≤ 1.01; Quartile3: 1.01 < PT-INR ≤ 1.06; Quartile4: PT-INR > 1.06). The main endpoint was long-term all-cause death. Kaplan-Meier curve analysis and Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate the association between quartiles of PT-INR levels and long-term all-cause mortality. During a median follow-up of 5.25 years, 5613 (12.57%) patients died. We observed a non-linear shaped association between PT-INR levels and long-term all-cause mortality. Patients in high PT-INR level (Quartile4: PT-INR > 1.06) showed a significantly higher long-term mortality than other groups (Quartile2 or 3 or 4), (Compared with Quartile 1, Quartile 2 [0.96 < PT-INR ≤ 1.01], aHR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.91-1.00, P = 0.99; Quartile 3 [1.01 < PT-INR ≤ 1.06], aHR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.01-1.20, P = 0.03; Quartile 4 [PT-INR > 1.06], aHR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.22-1.45, P < 0.05). Our study demonstrates high levels of PT-INR were associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality. © 2022. The Author(s).

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Liwei Liu, Ming Ying, Shiqun Chen, Qiang Li, Guanzhong Chen, Huanqiang Li, Ziling Mai, Yibo He, Bo Wang, Danyuan Xu, Zhidong Huang, Xiaoming Yan, Ning Tan, Zhujun Chen, Jin Liu, Yong Liu. The association between prothrombin time-international normalized ratio and long-term mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: a large cohort retrospective study with 44,662 patients. BMC cardiovascular disorders. 2022 Jun 29;22(1):297