The Association Between High CHA₂DS₂-VASc Scores and Short and Long-Term Mortality for Coronary Care Unit Patients

BackgroundThe CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score has been associated with the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to explore the association between the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score and all-cause mortality in coronary care unit (CCU) patients. MethodsThe study was based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC) III database. CCU patients were divided into two groups according to CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score: 0-3 (low risk)?4-9 (intermediate and high risk). The primary outcome was 30-day mortality, and the secondary endpoints included in-hospital, 1-year, and 5-year mortality. Propensity score matching (PSM) and sensitivity analyzes for the confounders were also performed. The restricted cubic splines flexibility model was used to demonstrate the relation between red blood cell volume distribution width (RDW), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), platelet, white blood cell (WBC), hemoglobin, phosphorus, glucose, potassium, sodium and 30-day mortality in the 0-3 score versus the 4-9 score groups after PSM. ResultsAmong 4491 eligible patients, 988 patients with low CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores and 988 patients with intermediate and high CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores had similar propensity scores and were included in the analyzes. In the survival analysis, the patients with intermediate and high CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores were associated with higher 30-day mortality [hazard ratio (HR): 1.11; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.20, P = .014], 1-year mortality [HR: 1.13; 95%CI, 1.06-1.19, P < .001], and 5-year mortality [HR: 1.13; 95%CI, 1.07-1.18, P < .001]. The interaction for 30-day mortality among subgroups was not significant between the 0-3 score versus the 4-9 score groups. The restricted cubic splines for 30-day mortality demonstrated an L-shaped trajectory for platelets and hemoglobin, a J-shaped trajectory for WBC, glucose and potassium, and a U-shaped trajectory for sodium, respectively (all nonlinear P <.001). ConclusionsA high CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score was an independent risk for 30-day, 1-year, and 5-year mortality for CCU patients.