Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (N/L) ratio and left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Previous studies showed a correlation between increased levels of inflammatory markers and adverse cardiovascular events. The role of inflammation markers, particularly the N/L ratio, in mechanical complications after myocardial infarction has not been studied. Methods: Retrospectively, we compared the N/L ratio values of 23 patients with STEMI complicated by LVFWR with 214 STEMI patients without this complication. The diagnosis of rupture was confirmed by echocardiography in each case. Results: Neutrophil counts [median 8.5 × 10<sup>3</sup>/µl, interquartile range (IQR) 6.4, vs. 7.8 × 10<sup>3</sup>/µl, IQR 4.7, p = 0.02] and the N/L ratio (5.66, IQR 4.17, vs. 4.1, IQR 3.93, p = 0.01) were significantly higher in the LVFWR group. In receiver operating characteristic analysis, an N/L ratio above 3.7 predicted LVFWR with a sensitivity of 82.6% and a specificity of 46.9% (area under the curve = 0.654, p = 0.016). In multivariate regression analysis, age, hypertension, increased creatinine levels and increased N/L ratio (odds ratio = 1.61, 95% confidence interval = 1.15-2.23, p = 0.01) were found to be independent predictors of LVFWR. Conclusions: In our study, the N/L ratio was found to be independently correlated with the risk of LVFWR.
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