Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Association Between Lactate/Albumin Ratio and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Authors' conclusion
Elevated L/A ratio on admission is an independent predictor of high in-hospital mortality in post-MI heart failure patients, which proved to be better than lactate, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and other related indicators.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with heart failure (HF) after myocardial infarction (MI), MIMIC-IV database
- Exposure
- High vs low L/A ratio on admission
- Outcome
- In-hospital mortality
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Increasing, non-linear relationship between L/A and in-hospital mortality (restricted cubic splines (RCS))
<0.05
AUC of admission L/A for in-hospital mortality
0.780
95% CI 0.772–0.827
Best cut-off value of L/A
0.671
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Death | Survival | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admission L/A value, death vs survival | 1.36 (not stated 1.20) | 0.62 (not stated 0.36) | P < 0.05 |
Original publication
Association Between Lactate/Albumin Ratio and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction. ESC Heart Fail. Published 28 March 2023. doi:10.
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