TY - JOUR

T1 - MicroRNA-9-3p

T2 - a novel predictor of neurological outcome after cardiac arrest

AU - Beske, Rasmus Paulin

AU - Bache, Søren

AU - Meyer, Martin Abild Stengaard

AU - Kjærgaard, Jesper

AU - Bro-Jeppesen, John

AU - Obling, Laust

AU - Olsen, Markus Harboe

AU - Rossing, Maria

AU - Nielsen, Finn Cilius

AU - Møller, Kirsten

AU - Nielsen, Niklas

AU - Hassager, Christian

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - Aims Resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who remain comatose after hospital arrival are at high risk of mortality due to anoxic brain injury. MicroRNA are small-non-coding RNA molecules ultimately involved in gene-silencing. They show promise as biomarkers, as they are stable in body fluids. The microRNA 9-3p (miR-9-3p) is associated with neurological injury in trauma and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Methods and results This post hoc analysis considered all 171 comatose OHCA patients from a single centre in the target temperature management (TTM) trial. Patients were randomized to TTM at either 33 degrees C or 36 degrees C for 24 h. MicroRNA-9-3p (miR-9-3p) was measured in plasma sampled at admission and at 28, 48, and 72 h. There were no significant differences in age, gender, and pre-hospital data, including lactate level at admission, between miR-9-3p level quartiles. miR-9-3p levels changed markedly following OHCA with a peak at 48 h. Median miR-9-3p levels between TTM 33 degrees C vs. 36 degrees C were not different at any of the four time points. Elevated miR-9-3p levels at 48 h were strongly associated with an unfavourable neurological outcome [OR: 2.21, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.64-3.15, P < 0.0001). MiR-9-3p was inferior to neuron-specific enolase in predicting functional neurological outcome [area under the curve: 0.79 (95% CI: 0.71-0.87) vs. 0.91 (95% CI: 0.85-0.97)]. Conclusion MiR-9-3p is strongly associated with neurological outcome following OHCA, and the levels of miR-9-3p are peaking 48 hours following cardiac arrest.

AB - Aims Resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who remain comatose after hospital arrival are at high risk of mortality due to anoxic brain injury. MicroRNA are small-non-coding RNA molecules ultimately involved in gene-silencing. They show promise as biomarkers, as they are stable in body fluids. The microRNA 9-3p (miR-9-3p) is associated with neurological injury in trauma and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Methods and results This post hoc analysis considered all 171 comatose OHCA patients from a single centre in the target temperature management (TTM) trial. Patients were randomized to TTM at either 33 degrees C or 36 degrees C for 24 h. MicroRNA-9-3p (miR-9-3p) was measured in plasma sampled at admission and at 28, 48, and 72 h. There were no significant differences in age, gender, and pre-hospital data, including lactate level at admission, between miR-9-3p level quartiles. miR-9-3p levels changed markedly following OHCA with a peak at 48 h. Median miR-9-3p levels between TTM 33 degrees C vs. 36 degrees C were not different at any of the four time points. Elevated miR-9-3p levels at 48 h were strongly associated with an unfavourable neurological outcome [OR: 2.21, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.64-3.15, P < 0.0001). MiR-9-3p was inferior to neuron-specific enolase in predicting functional neurological outcome [area under the curve: 0.79 (95% CI: 0.71-0.87) vs. 0.91 (95% CI: 0.85-0.97)]. Conclusion MiR-9-3p is strongly associated with neurological outcome following OHCA, and the levels of miR-9-3p are peaking 48 hours following cardiac arrest.

KW - Cardiac arrest

KW - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

KW - Neurologic outcome

KW - Microrna

KW - Mir-9-3p

KW - Prognostication

KW - TARGETED TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT

KW - 33-DEGREES-C

KW - INJURY

KW - CARE

U2 - 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac066

DO - 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac066

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35695264

VL - 11

SP - 609

EP - 616

JO - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

JF - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

SN - 2048-8726

IS - 8

ER -