Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationships of serum metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8)/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) with cardiac function and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods A total of 160 cases having coronary angiography were selected. Among them, 105 patients diagnosed as ACS were enrolled in the ACS group, and 55 healthy subjects were enrolled in control the group. Serum MMP-8 and TIMP-1 levels, MMP-8/TIMP-1 and LVEF of the two groups were detected. The patients in the ACS group had PCI treatment, and serum MMP-8 and TIMP-1 levels, MMP-8/TIMP-1 and LVEF were detected again 7 d after PCI. The 1-year survival rate and stent thrombosis rate of the ACS group were counted. The relationships of serum MMP-8/TIMP-1 with LVEF, stent thrombosis rate and 1-year survival rate in the ACS patients were analyzed, and the value of serum MMP-8/TIMP-1 in predicting the 1-year stent thrombosis rate and survival prognosis was analyzed. Results Compared with the control group, serum MMP-8, TIMP-1 levels and MMP-8/TIMP-1 in the ACS group were increased, while LVEF in the ACS group was decreased (P < 0.05). Compared with the preoperative values, serum MMP-8, TIMP-1 levels and MMP-8/TIMP-1 were decreased, while LVEF was increased 7 days after PCI in the ACS group (P < 0.05). The 1-year follow-up stent thrombosis rate and survival rate in the ACS group were 8.57% and 85.71% respectively. Compared with the survivors, serum MMP-8/TIMP-1 ratio was increased, while LVEF was decreased in the dead patients of the ACS group (P < 0.05). Compared with the patients without stent thrombosis, serum MMP-8/TIMP-1 ratio was increased, while LVEF was decreased in the patients with stent thrombosis in the ACS group (P < 0.05). In the ACS patients, serum MMP-8/TIMP-1 ratio was negatively correlated with LVEF and 1-year survival rate (P < 0.05), while positively correlated with the stent thrombosis rate (P < 0.05). Conclusions Serum MMP-8/TIMP-1 ratio in ACS patients is closely related to LVEF, stent thrombosis and 1-year survival rates, which may be used as a reference index for disease severity and prognosis evaluation.