Elevated Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Predicts Unfavorable Outcomes After rt-PA Thrombolysis in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Frontiers in Neurology

Ming Huang¹  Jichuan Hu²  Shengcai Chen³  Zhifang Li³  Da Xu³  Rentang Bi³  Bo Hu³  Huijuan Jin³  Ying Su³  Qiwei Peng³ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China;Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Dongxihu District, Wuhan, China;Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;

关键词: ischemic stroke;    lactic dehydrogenase;    rt-PA;    prognosis of prognosis;    something;    bio-marker;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fneur.2022.816216

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background and PurposeCurrently, acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the most common and serious diseases in the world and is associated with very high mortality and morbidity even after thrombolysis therapy. This study aims to research the relationship between lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) and prognosis in AIS patients treated with intravenous rtPA.MethodThis study (a Multicenter Clinical Trial of Revascularization Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke, TRAIS) included 527 AIS patients in 5 cooperative medical institutions in China from January 2018 to February 2021. The primary outcome was major disability and death within 3 months (mRS score of 3–6), and the secondary outcomes were early neurological improvement (ENI), early neurological deterioration (END), moderate-severe cerebral edema (CE), and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH).ResultsThe mean age of the 527 patients was 65.6 ± 11.7 years, and the median baseline NIHSS score was 4 (interquartile range, 2–7). The median serum LDH level was 184 U/L (interquartile range, 163–212 U/L). In total, 287 (54.5%) patients acquired ENI, 68 (13.0%) patients suffered END, 53 (12.1%) patients were observed with moderate-severe CE, and 28 (6.2%) patients showed sICH. Within 3 months, 127 (25.15%) patients experienced the primary outcome and 42 (8.3%) patients died. Serum LDH levels before thrombolysis showed an independent association with the risk of primary outcome [adjusted odds ratio, 3.787; (95% CI, 1.525–9.404); P = 0.014]. When log-transformed LDH increased each standard deviation, the risk of primary outcome was raised by 80.1% (95% CI, 28.9–251.7%). A positive linear dependence between the risk of primary outcome and serum LDH levels (P of linearity = 0.0248, P of non-linearity = 0.8284) was shown in multivariable-adjusted spline regression models. Pre-thrombolysis LDH quartile also provided a conventional risk model and significant improvement of the prediction for clinical outcomes, with a net reclassification improvement index (NRI) = 41.86% (P < 0.001) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) = 4.68% (P < 0.001).ConclusionsElevated serum LDH levels predicted unfavorable clinical outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis in AIS patients.

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