PMID- 36286265 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221029 IS - 2308-3425 (Electronic) IS - 2308-3425 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 10 DP - 2022 Sep 20 TI - Effect of C1q/TNF-Related Protein 9 on Coronary Artery Calcification: An Observational Study. LID - 10.3390/jcdd9100313 [doi] LID - 313 AB - Coronary artery calcification (CAC) increases the risk of acute coronary syndrome. This study examined the correlation between C1q/TNF-related protein 9 (CTRP9) and CAC and explored CTRP9 as a biomarker for prognosis. We divided 275 patients with coronary heart disease into four groups. In order to balance the baseline confounding factors, propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to match CAC patients with non-CAC patients in a 1:1 ratio. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) calcification scoring was performed in 126 patients with CAC. Moreover, 140 patients who underwent OCT were followed-up for 9 months for analysis of the correlation between CTRP9 levels and clinical prognosis. Based on OCT calcification scores, 126 patients with CAC were divided into the 0-2 and 3-4 groups. Plasma CTRP9 levels were significantly lower in the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), CAC and CAC with T2DM groups than in the control group. CTRP9 played roles as a protective factor and potential predictor in CAC severity. The AUC of the OCT calcification score 3-4 group predicted by the plasma CTRP9 level was 0.766. During the follow-up period, the cumulative event-free survival rate was significantly lower in the low-level CTRP9 (L-CTRP9) group than in the high-level (H-CTRP9) group, and the incidence of major endpoint events was significantly higher in the L-CTRP9 group than in the H-CTRP9 group. CTRP9 can be a valuable biomarker for CAC occurrence and severity and can predict patients' clinical prognosis. FAU - Liu, Demin AU - Liu D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8784-1026 AD - Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Heping West Road No. 215, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Ma, Yanan AU - Ma Y AD - Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Heping West Road No. 215, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Jin, Xiaoxue AU - Jin X AD - Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Heping West Road No. 215, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Lu, Rui AU - Lu R AD - Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Heping West Road No. 215, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Hu, Haijuan AU - Hu H AD - Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Heping West Road No. 215, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Gu, Guoqiang AU - Gu G AD - Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Heping West Road No. 215, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. LA - eng GR - 82100301/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - H2021206220 and H2020206409/Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220920 PL - Switzerland TA - J Cardiovasc Dev Dis JT - Journal of cardiovascular development and disease JID - 101651414 PMC - PMC9604104 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CTRP9 OT - coronary artery calcification OT - intravascular optical coherence OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/09/20 CRDT- 2022/10/26 08:23 PHST- 2022/08/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/26 08:23 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcdd9100313 [pii] AID - jcdd-09-00313 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcdd9100313 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Sep 20;9(10):313. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9100313.