Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the relationship between epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET),N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide precursor (NT-proBNP) and troponin (cTnI) in the early complications after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Methods: Patients undergoing CABG under general anesthesia with extracorporeal circulation were selected as study subjects and divided into complication group (
n=39) and non-complication group (
n=66) according to the presence or absence of postoperative complications,and patients' preoperative EET,basal data,intraoperative extracorporeal circulation time,ascending aortic block time,number of graft vessels,and NT-proBNP and cTnI levels at 24,48,and 72 h after operation were recorded.
Results: The age and body mass index of patients in the complication group were higher than those in the non-complication group (
P<0.05).The left ventricular ejection fraction,14,15-EET levels in the complication group were lower than those in the non-complication group (
P<0.05).The extracorporeal circulation time,blocking time,and postoperative ICU stay time in the complication group were higher than those in the non-complication group (
P<0.05).The levels of serum NT-proBNP and cTnI in the two groups showed statistical significance at different time points (
P<0.01).The serum NT proBNP and cTnI levels in the complication group were higher than those in the non-complication group at 24,48,and 72 h after surgery (
P<0.01).14,15-EET was a risk factor for postoperative complications of CABG under cardiopulmonary bypass (
P<0.01).The AUC for predicting early postoperative complications using 14,15-EET was 0.772 (95%
CI:0.682-0.863),with a critical value of 49.05 μg/L,sensitivity of 78.8%,and specificity of 64.1%.The 24-hour cTnI level showed a significant negative correlation with the levels of 14,15-EET (
r=-0.253,
P<0.05).
Conclusions: Low preoperative serum EET levels in CABG patients are associated with the occurrence of complications,and preoperative serum EET levels have predictive value for early postoperative complications,and NT-proBNP and cTnI at different postoperative times can provide an early assessment of patient prognosis.