Abstract:Objective To analyze the relationship between serum endothelial cell specific molecule-1 (ESM-1) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and the severity of coronary heart disease and their predictive values for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP).Methods The 78 UAP patients admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College from January 2021 to June 2023 were selected. The levels of ESM-1 and sICAM-1 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The Gensini score was used to assess coronary artery stenosis, and patients were divided into the mild to moderate group and the severe group based on their stenosis scores. The levels of ESM-1 and sICAM-1 were analyzed in patients with varying degrees of disease severity. Patients were given oxygen therapy, antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulant therapy, and treatments for myocardial ischemia. The incidence of AMI within 6 months of treatment was analyzed by follow-up. Patients developing AMI were included in the occurrence group, while those without AMI were included in the non-occurrence group. The factors affecting the occurrence of AMI in UAP patients and the predictive values of ESM-1 and sICAM-1 levels for AMI in UAP patients were analyzed.Results The levels of ESM-1 and sICAM-1 in the severe group were higher than those in the mild to moderate group (P < 0.05). Gensini scores, levels of ESM-1 and sICAM-1, and NYHA classifications in the occurrence group were higher than those in the non-occurrence group (P < 0.05), and SAQ scores in the occurrence group were lower than those in the non-occurrence group (P < 0.05). The multivariable Logistic regression analysis (inclusion of variables with P-value <0.05 and exclusion of variables with P-value > 0.10) showed that Gensini scores [O^R = 4.674 (95% CI: 1.598, 13.675) ], SAQ scores [O^R = 4.411 (95% CI: 1.641, 14.049) ], and levels of ESM-1 [O^R = 5.573 (95% CI: 1.905, 16.306) ] and sICAM-1 [O^R = 1.508 (95% CI: 1.508, 12.904) ] were factors affecting the occurrence of AMI in UAP patients (P < 0.05). The ROC curve analysis demonstrated that the sensitivities of Gensini scores, ESM-1 levels, sICAM-1 levels, SAQ scores and their combination for predicting AMI in UAP patients were 70.00% (95% CI: 0.570, 0.830), 75.0% (95% CI: 0.621, 0.882), 75.0% (95% CI: 0.614, 0.872), 70.0% (95% CI: 0.562, 0.841), and 90.0% (95% CI: 0.862, 0.904), with specificities being 72.4% (95% CI: 0.584, 0.863), 75.7% (95% CI: 0.618, 0.898), 77.6% (95% CI: 0.635, 0.910), 67.0% (95% CI: 0.548, 0.823), and 91.4% (95% CI: 0.773, 0.944). The combination of Gensini scores, ESM-1 levels, sICAM-1 levels and SAQ scores had a high value in predicting AMI occurrence in UAP patients (AUC > 0.9).Conclusions ESM-1 and sICAM-1 are correlated with the severity of coronary heart disease. The combination of Gensini scores, ESM-1 levels, sICAM-1 levels and SAQ scores is effective in predicting AMI in UAP patients.