Abstract:Objective To explore the predictive value of blood glucose fluctuation and serum galectin-3 (Gal-3) level on major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with coronary heart disease.Methods From March 2019 to March 2021, 118 patients with type 2 diabetes with coronary heart disease admitted to the hospital were selected, 54 patients with simple type 2 diabetes mellitus were selected, and 46 healthy people who came to the hospital for physical examination during the same period were selected. The levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and serum Gal-3 were compared in three groups. The 24-hour average blood glucose standard deviation, average blood glucose fluctuation range, and serum Gal-3 levels were compared in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with different severity of coronary heart disease. Pearson correlation was used to analyze the disease severity (Gensini score) and the 24-hour average blood sugar standard deviation, and the average blood sugar fluctuation range. After followed up for 1 year, the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with coronary heart disease was counted. Univariate analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with coronary heart disease, and Logistic regression analysis was performed on the influencing factors. The receiver operating curve (ROC) was used to analyze the 24-hour average blood glucose standard deviation, the average blood glucose fluctuation range, and the value of serum Gal-3 level in predicting the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.Results Type 2 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease had higher levels of FBG, HbA1c and serum Gal-3 than patients with simple type 2 diabetes mellitus and healthy subjects (P <0.05). The 24-hour average blood sugar standard deviation, the average blood sugar fluctuation range, and the serum Gal-3 level were higher in the high-risk group than those in the median- or low-risk group (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed: the patient's disease severity (Gensini score) was all positively correlated with the 24-hour average blood sugar standard deviation (r = 0.404), the average blood sugar fluctuation range (r = 0.437), and the serum Gal-3 level (r = 0.526). During 1-year follow-up, 36 of the 118 T2DM patients with coronary heart disease had major adverse cardiovascular events. The composition ratio of 2 or more diseased branches, FBG, HbAlc, 24-hour average blood glucose standard deviation, average blood glucose fluctuation range, and serum Gal-3 level in the occurrence group were higher than those in the non-occurrence group. Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed: the number of lesions [O^R = 2.821, (95% CI: 1.053, 7.557) ], the 24-hour average blood glucose standard deviation [O^R=3.873, 95% CI: 1.446, 10.376) ], the average blood glucose fluctuation range [O^R = 3.636, (95% CI: 1.357, 9.742) ], and Gal-3 level [O^R = 3.442, (95% CI: 1.285, 9.221) ] were risks of major adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes patients with coronary heart disease factor (P < 0.05). ROC analysis showed that, the best cut-off points of 24-hour mean blood glucose standard deviation, mean blood glucose fluctuation range, and serum Gal-3 level for predicting major adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease were 3.72 mmol/L, 2.15 mmol/L, and 11.90 ng/mL, respectively, the sensitivity was 83.33% (95% CI: 0.672, 0.936), 80.56% (95% CI: 0.640, 0.918), 86.11% (95% CI: 0.705, 0.953), the specificities were 76.83% (95% CI: 0.662, 0.854), 65.85% (95% CI: 0.546, 0.760), 63.41% (95% CI: 0.522, 0.738), and the area under curve (AUC) was 0.840 (95% CI: 0.761, 0.901), 0.775 (95% CI: 0.689, 0.847), 0.813 (95% CI: 0.731, 0.879). The sensitivity, specificity, and AUC of the combination of the three were 97.56% (95% CI: 0.915, 0.997) and 0.949 (95% CI: 0.892, 0.981), respectively.Conclusion Blood glucose fluctuations and serum Gal-3 levels in type 2 diabetes patients with coronary heart disease can affect the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events. Clinical monitoring of blood glucose fluctuations and serum Gal-3 levels in patients can be used as sensitive indicators for predicting major adverse cardiovascular events.