Abstract:Aim To investigate the correlation between lipoprotein(a)[Lp(a)] and high thrombus burden in patients with new-onset ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and its predictive value. Methods The retrospective study included 281 patients with acute STEMI and left anterior descending artery lesions admitted to the Chest Pain Center of Yancheng No.1 People's Hospital from 2021 to 2023 due to persistent chest pain. Thrombus burden was graded using the TIMI thrombus classification:grades 1~3 as low thrombus burden (LTB) group and grades 4~5 as high thrombus burden (HTB) group. Baseline clinical data and laboratory results were collected and compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate binary Logistic regression analysis were performed to identify risk factors for HTB.ROC curves were plotted to evaluate the predictive value of Lp(a) for HTB in STEMI patients. Results Compared with the LTB group, the HTB group had a lower proportion of male patients and higher levels of white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), fibrin degradation products (FDP), D-dimer (DD), total bilirubin (TB), indirect bilirubin (IB), and Lp(a) (P<0.05). The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that elevated levels of serum Lp(a) and TB, as well as male gender, were independent risk factors for HTB in new-onset STEMI patients (P<0.05). Based on the results of multivariate regression analysis, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to determine its cut-off value. When the Lp(a) threshold was 288.2 mg/L, the sensitivity was 0.560, the specificity was 0.837 (area under the curve(AUC)=0.5,5%CI:0.673~0.798, P<0.001). The ability of serum Lp(a) level combined with TB to predict HTB in new-onset STEMI patients was significantly improved, with AUC value of 0.787. Conclusion Serum Lp(a) level is an independent risk factor for HTB in patients with new-onset STEMI, and there is a significant positive correlation between the two. Furthermore, Lp(a) level exhibits significant predictive value for the occurrence of HTB events in STEMI patients. It is imperative to control Lp(a) levels at the primary prevention level.