Increased titres of anti-human heat shock protein 60 predict an adverse one year prognosis in patients with acute cardiac chest pain (original) (raw)

Birnie, DH, Vickers, LE, Hillis, WS, Norrie, J and Cobbe, SM(2005) Increased titres of anti-human heat shock protein 60 predict an adverse one year prognosis in patients with acute cardiac chest pain.Heart, 91(9), pp. 1148-1153. (doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.040485)

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Abstract

Objective: To assess whether antibodies to human heat shock protein 60 (anti-huhsp60) or to mycobacterial heat shock protein 65 (anti-mhsp65) predict an adverse one year prognosis in patients admitted with acute cardiac chest pain. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Teaching hospital. Patients: 588 consecutive emergency admissions of patients with acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin. Main outcome measures: Anti-huhsp60 and anti-mhsp65 titres were assayed on samples drawn on the morning after admission. The end points after discharge were coronary heart disease death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, angiogram, or readmission with further cardiac ischaemic chest pain. Results: During follow up after discharge (mean of 304 days, range 1-788 days), 277 patients had at least one of the study outcomes. Patients with increased titres of anti-huhsp60 had an adverse prognosis (hazard ratio 1.56 (95% confidence interval 1.09 to 2.23) comparing highest versus lowest quartiles, p = 0.015). Anti-mhsp65 titres were not predictive. Conclusions: Patients admitted with acute cardiac chest pain and increased titres of anti-huhsp60 had an adverse one year prognosis.

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