Abstract:Objective To evaluate the predictive value of optimal anti platelet therapy for Chinese patients with coronary artery disease (OPT-CAD) score for the risk of ischemic events within 12 months after discharge in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).Methods A total of 1 953 AMI patients received primary PCI from March 2016 to March 2019 in the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command were selected for the study. According to the OPT-CAD score. Patients were divided into the low-risk group (OPT-CAD score < 90 points, n = 541) and the medium-high risk group (OPT-CAD score ≥ 90 points, n = 1 412). The primary outcomes were ischemic events within 12 months of hospital discharge, including cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and stroke. The secondary outcomes were the independent components of ischemic events and all-cause death within 12 months. And the time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the value of the OPT-CAD score in predicting ischemic events at each time point within 12 months.Results Compared with the low-risk group, the incidence of 12-month ischemic events, cardiac death, and all-cause death was higher in the medium-high risk group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The area under ROC curve (AUC) of the OPT-CAD score in predicting ischemic events at each time points within 12 months after discharge was > 0.75. The AUCs of ischemic events at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months were 0.767 (95% CI: 0.701, 0.832), 0.769 (95% CI: 0.709, 0.828), 0.756 (95% CI: 0.700, 0.812) and 0.764 (95% CI: 0.710, 0.818), respectively. The critical value of OPT-CAD score for predicting ischemic events at 3 months was 125 points, with sensitivity of 71% (95% CI: 0.596, 0.827) and specificity of 73% (95% CI: 0.707, 0.747). At 6 months, it was 124 points, sensitivity was 72% (95% CI: 0.614, 0.827), specificity was 72% (95% CI: 0.696, 0.737). At 9 months, it was 123 points, sensitivity was 71% (95% CI: 0.609, 0.806), specificity was 70% (95% CI: 0.680, 0.721). The cut-off for 12-month ischemic events was 123, sensitivity was 71% (95% CI: 0.626, 0.816), and specificity was 70% (95% CI: 0.681, 0.723).Conclusion The OPT-CAD score could accurately and stably predict the risk of ischemic events within 12 months after discharge in AMI patients undergoing primary PCI.