Abstract:Aim To investigate the predictive factors for microvascular obstruction (MVO) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and its impact on patient prognosis using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Methods A total of 102 patients with acute STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the Department of Cardiology from September 2023 to June 2025 were prospectively enrolled. CMR was performed on the patients at one week and six months after the operation, respectively. The patients were divided into MVO group (n=48) and non-MVO group (n=54) based on the presence or absence of MVO signs on CMR. Differences in clinical characteristics between the two groups were analyzed, and univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were performed to identify independent risk factors of MVO. ROC curves were used to assess the predictive value of risk factors for MVO, and CMR follow-up examinations were conducted to evaluate the impact of MVO on left ventricular remodeling. Results Compared with the non-MVO group, the MVO group had significantly higher admission heart rate, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), and triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), as well as higher proportion of anterior wall infarction (P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that increased TyG (OR=6.4,5%CI:1.547~25.854, P=0.01), elevated PLR (OR=1.7,5%CI:1.018~1.056, P<0.001), higher admission heart rate (OR=1.7,5%CI:1.07~1.208, P<0.001), and elevated peak level of CK-MB (OR=1.1,5%CI:1.004~1.016, P=0.001) were independent risk factors for the occurrence of MVO in patients with acute STEMI after primary PCI. The results of ROC curve showed that admission heart rate (sensitivity:0.521, specificity:0.907, AUC=0.76), TyG (sensitivity:0.875, specificity:0.519, AUC=0.666), PLR (sensitivity:0.896, specificity:0.426, AUC=0.688), CK-MB peak (sensitivity:0.854, specificity:0.704, AUC=0.791) had limited predictive value for MVO. However, their combined prediction model (sensitivity:0.833, specificity:0.852, AUC=0.901) significantly improved the ability to predict the occurrence of MVO; after 6 months of follow-up observation, the incidence of left ventricular malignant remodeling in the MVO group was significantly higher than in the non-MVO group (42.2% vs. 20.4%, P=0.022), and the corresponding left ventricular end-systolic volume index (LVESVI) and left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) at 6 months were significantly higher in the MVO group than in the non-MVO group (LVESVI:51(39~59) mL/m2 vs. 37(30~45) mL/m2, P<0.001; LVEDVI: 81(72~100)mL/m2 vs. 70(57~85)mL/m2, P<0.001). Conclusion Based on CMR parameters in acute STEMI patients, this study identified increased TyG, elevated PLR, higher CK-MB peak level, and accelerated admission heart rate as independent risk factors for MVO; Moreover, their combined predictive value was higher, and patients with MVO signs had a significantly increased risk of developing left ventricular malignant remodeling.