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Vitamin D is a predictor of ST segment resolution and infarct size following thrombolysis in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2017; 45(4): 324-332 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2017.17737

Vitamin D is a predictor of ST segment resolution and infarct size following thrombolysis in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction

Ahmad Separham1, Bahram Sohrabi1, Leili Pourafkari1, Nazli Sepasi1, Samad Ghaffari1, Naser Aslanabadi1, Nader D Nader2
1Cardiovascular Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2Department of Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, US


OBJECTIVE
Vitamin D (VitD) insufficiency is linked to various chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease. Aim of the present study was to examine role of serum VitD in resolution of ST segment elevation (STR) in response to thrombolytic therapy following acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

METHODS
VitD was measured prospectively in all consecutive patients who were admitted with STEMI and received thrombolysis during the calendar year of 2014. STR was defined as ≥50% decrease in initial magnitude of STR 90 minutes after treatment. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify effect of confounding variables on STR.

RESULTS
Average age was 58±14 years in 227 patients (41 female and 186 male). Total of 24.7% of patients had sufficient VitD (>30 ng/mL), whereas 46.2% had VitD insufficiency (10–30 ng/mL), and remaining 29.1% had VitD deficiency (<10 ng/mL). Significant STR occurred in 57.3% of the patients. In a nonlinear pattern, serum VitD concentration directly correlated with likelihood of STR (p=0.012). VitD deficient patients had larger enzymatic infarct size compared with those with sufficient VitD (p=0.026). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, while diabetes doubled (p=0.033) and involvement of anterior wall created 2.7-fold increase in probability of non-resolution (p=0.001), for every unit increase in serum VitD, likelihood of STR increased by 2.1% (p=0.023).

CONCLUSION
VitD deficiency in patients with STEMI was associated with lower occurrence of STR and larger enzymatic infarct size in response to thrombolytic therapy.

Keywords: Vitamin D, ST resolution, thrombolysis, myocardial infarction

How to cite this article
Ahmad Separham, Bahram Sohrabi, Leili Pourafkari, Nazli Sepasi, Samad Ghaffari, Naser Aslanabadi, Nader D Nader. Vitamin D is a predictor of ST segment resolution and infarct size following thrombolysis in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2017; 45(4): 324-332

Corresponding Author: Nader D Nader, United States
Manuscript Language: English


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