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Observational Study
. 2020 Dec 1;27(12):1278-1287.
doi: 10.5551/jat.52282. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Decreased Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass is Associated with Poor Outcomes after ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Ryosuke Sato  1 , Eiichi Akiyama  1 , Masaaki Konishi  1 , Yasushi Matsuzawa  1 , Hiroyuki Suzuki  1 , Chika Kawashima  1 , Yuichiro Kimura  1 , Kozo Okada  1 , Nobuhiko Maejima  1 , Noriaki Iwahashi  1 , Kiyoshi Hibi  1 , Masami Kosuge  1 , Toshiaki Ebina  1 , Stephan von Haehling  2 , Stefan D Anker  2 , Kouichi Tamura  3 , Kazuo Kimura  1
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Observational Study

Decreased Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass is Associated with Poor Outcomes after ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Ryosuke Sato et al. J Atheroscler Thromb. .

Abstract

Aim: The importance of sarcopenia in cardiovascular diseases has been recently demonstrated. This study aims to examine whether skeletal muscle mass (SMM), an important component of sarcopenia, is associated with an increased risk of poor outcome in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: We measured SMM in 387 patients with STEMI using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Patients were divided into low- and high-appendicular skeletal mass index (ASMI: appendicular SMM divided by height squared (kg/m2)) groups using the first quartile of ASMI (≤ 6.64 kg/m2 for men and ≤ 5.06 kg/m2 for women). All patients were followed up for the primary composite outcome of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, and unplanned revascularization.

Results: Low-ASMI group was older and had a more complex coronary lesion, a lower left ventricular ejection fraction, and a higher prevalence of Killip classification ≥ 2 than high-ASMI group. During a median follow-up of 33 months, the event rate was significantly higher in low-ASMI group than in high-ASMI group (24.7% vs 13.4%, log-rank p=0.001). Even after adjustment for patients' background, low ASMI was independently associated with the high risk of primary composite events (adjusted hazard ratio 2.06, 95% confidence interval 1.01- 4.19, p=0.04). In the subgroup analyses of male patients (n=315), the optimal cutoff point of ASMI for predicting primary composite outcome was 6.75 kg/m2, which was close to its first quartile value.

Conclusions: Low ASMI is independently associated with poor outcome in patients with STEMI.

Keywords: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle mass.

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Conflict of interest statement

Kiyoshi Hibi has been a paid consultant to or receiving fees for speaking from Daiichi-Sankyo, Terumo, Sanofi, Boston Scientific Japan, Amgen Astellas BioPharma, and Kowa Pharmaceutical. Stephan von Haehling has been a paid consultant to Vifor Pharma, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Brahms, Chugai Pharma, Roche, and Novartis. Stefan D. Anker has been a paid consultant to or receiving fees for speaking from Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Novartis, Servier, and Vifor Pharma; and his institution has received a research grant from Vifor Pharma and Abbott Vascular. Kazuo Kimura has been a paid consultant to or receiving fees for speaking from MSD, AstraZeneca, Daiichi-Sankyo and Bayer; and his institution has received a reserch grant from Kowa Pharmaceutical, Phyzer, MSD, Ono, Takeda, Eisai, Tanabe Mitsubishi, Daiichi-Sankyo, Bayer, AstraZeneca, Abbott Vascular Japan, Goodman, St. Jude Medical Japan, SOLVE, Teijin Pharma, and Medtronic Japan. Other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest in the publication of this manuscript.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Study flowchart STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
The distribution of ASMI Fig. 2A shows the distribution of ASMI in male. Fig. 2B shows the distribution of ASMI in female. ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Kaplan-Meier estimates of the cumulative incidence of future adverse events according to low- and high-ASMI groups Fig. 3A shows the Kaplan-Meier time-to-event curve for primary composite outcome (death from any causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, and unplanned revascularization). Fig. 3B shows the Kaplan-Meier time-to-event curve for secondary hard outcome (death from any causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, hospitalization for congestive heart failure). HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index
Supplementary Fig. 1.
Supplementary Fig. 1.
Receiving operating curve defining the optimal cut-off value of ASMI to predict primary composite outcome in male patients ASMI: appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, AUC: area under the curve, CI: confidence interval.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.
Kaplan-Meier estimates of the cumulative incidence of the primary composite outcome after STEMI in male patients Low ASMI was defined using the optimal cutoff value determined by the Youden index. ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index
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