Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between serum liver enzyme level and atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD). Methods A total of 1520 patients diagnosed with CHD from January 2018 to January 2020 were collected from the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Changzhou Wujin People’s Hospital, Jiangsu Province. The baseline data, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), γ glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), personal history, and past history of AF and non-AF patients at admission were compared. Multi-factor logistic regression analysis was carried out to explore the independent risk factors for AF in CHD patients, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn. Results There were 152 patients with AF on admission, and the incidence of AF was 10%. The comparison of the clinical data of AF and non-AF patients showed that, in GGT, age, history of hypertension, and history of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the differences were highly significant (P < 0.01); there were statistical significances in AST and ALT (P < 0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that, GGT [OR = 1.018, 95%CI (1.013-1.024)], age [OR = 1.030, 95%CI (1.012-1.048)], history of hypertension [OR = 2.667, 95%CI (1.671-4.257)], and ACS history [OR = 2.960, 95%CI (1.896-4.622)] were independent risk factors for AF (P < 0.01). ROC curve was drawn and it was found that the area under the curve of GGT was 0.693 in predicting the occurrence of AF. Conclusion In CHD patients, liver enzyme level is associated with the occurrence of AF, especially the elevation of GGT is independently associated with the presence of AF, and GGT may be a circulating marker of AF risk.
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