TY - JOUR AU1 - Zhai, Qijin AU2 - Sun, Taipeng AU3 - Sun, Chuanfu AU4 - Yan, Luxia AU5 - Wang, Xiang AU6 - Wang, Yuqian AU7 - Sun, Junshan AU8 - Zhao, Ying AB - Background and aimsAs a gut microbiota-dependent metabolite, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) has been implicated in cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the clinical outcomes and plasma TMAO concentrations in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage.MethodsFrom January 2019 to October 2019, we prospectively enrolled intracerebral hemorrhage patients diagnosed within 6 h of symptoms onset. Plasma TMAO levels was measured for all patients within 24 h after admission. The primary outcome was functional outcome at 3 months. Patients were dichotomized as good (modified Rankin scale 0–3) and poor (modified Rankin scale 4–6). Secondary outcome included early neurological deterioration (END) and hematoma enlargement (HE).ResultsThere were 307 patients (57.7% male) with a mean age of 66.8 years included in the study. The median TMAO levels was 3.2 μmol/L. END, HE, and 3-month poor outcome were detected in 59 (19.2%), 54 (17.6%), and 139 (45.3%) patients, respectively. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds ratio for the highest quartile of TMAO compared with the lowest quartile was 3.65 (95% confidence interval, 1.43–9.30) for 3-month poor outcome. Furthermore, multiple-adjusted spline regression model showed a linear association between TMAO levels and poor outcome at 3 months (P = 0.013 for linearity). Similar significant findings were observed when functional outcome was analyzed by continuous mRS score. No association was found between TMAO levels and END and HE.ConclusionsThe present study demonstrated that increased TMAO levels were independently correlated with 3-month function outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. TI - High plasma levels of trimethylamine N-oxide are associated with poor outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage patients JF - Neurological Sciences DO - 10.1007/s10072-020-04618-9 DA - 2020-07-23 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/high-plasma-levels-of-trimethylamine-n-oxide-are-associated-with-poor-Ohy0DT6dv9 SP - 1009 EP - 1016 VL - 42 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -