Eppinga, RN; Kofink, D; Dullaart, RPF; Dalmeijer, GW; Lipsic, E; van Veldhuisen, DJ; van der Horst, ICC; ... van der Harst, P; + view all Eppinga, RN; Kofink, D; Dullaart, RPF; Dalmeijer, GW; Lipsic, E; van Veldhuisen, DJ; van der Horst, ICC; Asselbergs, FW; van der Harst, P; - view fewer (2017) Effect of Metformin on Metabolites and Relation With Myocardial Infarct Size and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine , 10 (1) , Article e001564. 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.116.001564.

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Background: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and infarct size (ISZ) are key predictors of long-term survival after myocardial infarction (MI). However, little is known about the biochemical pathways driving LV dysfunction after MI. To identify novel biomarkers predicting post-MI LVEF and ISZ, we performed metabolic profiling in the GIPS-III randomized clinical trial (Glycometabolic Intervention as Adjunct to Primary Percutaneous Intervention in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction). We also investigated the metabolic footprint of metformin, a drug associated with improved post-MI LV function in experimental studies. // Methods and Results: Participants were patients with ST-segment–elevated MI who were randomly assigned to receive metformin or placebo for 4 months. Blood samples were obtained on admission, 24 hours post-MI, and 4 months post-MI. A total of 233 metabolite measures were quantified using nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. LVEF and ISZ were assessed 4 months post-MI. Twenty-four hours post-MI measurements of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) triglycerides (HDL-TG) predicted LVEF (β=1.90 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.82 to 2.98]; P=6.4×10−4) and ISZ (β=−0.41 [95% CI, −0.60 to −0.21]; P=3.2×10−5). In addition, 24 hours post-MI measurements of medium HDL-TG (β=−0.40 [95% CI, −0.60 to −0.20]; P=6.4×2×10−5), small HDL-TG (β=−0.34 [95% CI, −0.53 to −0.14]; P=7.3×10−4), and the triglyceride content of very large HDL (β=−0.38 [95% CI, −0.58 to −0.18]; P=2.7×10−4) were associated with ISZ. After the 4-month treatment, the phospholipid content of very large HDL was lower in metformin than in placebo-treated patients (28.89% versus 38.79%; P=7.5×10−5); alanine levels were higher in the metformin group (0.46 versus 0.44 mmol/L; P=2.4×10−4). // Conclusions: HDL triglyceride concentrations predict post-MI LVEF and ISZ. Metformin increases alanine levels and reduces the phospholipid content in very large HDL particles. // Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01217307. Unique Identifier: NCT01217307.

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