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ArticleCardiology research and practice2025

Impact of Mildly Elevated Alanine Transaminase on In-Hospital Outcomes and Statin Intolerance in Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Yingcong Liang, Mingmin Li, Jiaxi Huang, Rui Wang, Yujing Mo, Xuyu He, Ling Xue

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Yingcong LiangDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-2263
Mingmin LiDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-8748
Jiaxi HuangDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8701-4254
Rui WangDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1183-0822
Yujing MoDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0996-3471
Xuyu HeDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-2735
Ling XueDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, fimmu.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9945-5499

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Abstract

Background: Mild alanine transaminase (ALT) elevation is common in older patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but its prognostic value and implications for statin therapy remain unclear. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 321 AMI patients aged ≥ 75 years admitted from 2014 to 2019 at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital. Mild ALT elevation was defined as ALT between the upper limit of normal (ULN) and 3 × ULN, and significant elevation as ALT > 3 × ULN. Patients were grouped by admission ALT into normal (N, Results: Among survivors with elevated ALT, 87.4% achieved normalization before discharge. Statin intolerance was identified in 58 patients (18.9%) at admission and persisted in 6.7% at discharge. The ALT-ME group had significantly higher statin intolerance (36.5% vs. 2.0%, Conclusion: In older patients with AMI, mild elevation in ALT levels upon admission is associated with worse in-hospital outcomes, and statin intolerance is common and mostly reversible. Short-term substitutes for statins should be considered in these patients.

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