Abstract:Objective To investigate the predictive value and associated factors of cardiopulmonary ultrasound (CPUS) combined with latent transforming growth factor binding protein-2 (LTBP-2) for short-term prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods A total of 136 AMI patients admitted to Shangluo Central Hospital from July 2021 to July 2024 were enrolled. All patients underwent CPUS examination and LTBP-2 level detection. Patients were followed up for 3 months postoperatively and divided into a good prognosis group (n = 100) and a poor prognosis group (n = 36) based on follow-up results. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the risk factors for poor prognosis in AMI patients, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed to assess the predictive value of CPUS combined with LTBP-2 for short-term prognosis in AMI patients.Results The time from onset to intervention, incidence of three-vessel coronary artery disease, and proportion of Killip class ≥ III were higher in the poor prognosis group than in the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). The levels of E/e′, LAVI, B-line count, and LTBP-2 were higher in the poor prognosis group than in the good prognosis group, while LVEF was lower in the poor prognosis group (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that three-vessel coronary artery disease [O^R = 12.817 (95% CI: 2.217, 74.088) ], Killip class ≥ III [O^R = 34.143 (95% CI: 4.449, 262.038) ], increased B-line count [O^R = 1.504 (95% CI: 1.139, 1.987) ], and elevated LTBP-2 level [O^R = 1.242 (95% CI: 1.058, 1.459) ] were risk factors for poor prognosis in AMI patients (P < 0.05), whereas higher LVEF [O^R = 0.827 (95% CI: 0.713, 0.959) ] was a protective factor against poor prognosis (P < 0.05). ROC analysis showed that the sensitivity and specificity of LVEF, B-line count, and LTBP-2 combined in predicting short-term prognosis in AMI patients were 86.1% (95% CI: 0.705, 0.953) and 97.0% (95% CI: 0.915, 0.994), respectively, with an AUC of 0.967 (95% CI: 0.940, 0.994).Conclusion CPUS parameters (LVEF, B-line count) combined with LTBP-2 can effectively predict short-term prognosis in AMI patients. Three-vessel coronary artery disease, Killip class ≥ III, high B-line count, and elevated LTBP-2 are risk factors, while LVEF is a protective factor. The combined assessment is superior to assessment using individual indicators.