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This study investigated the prognostic value of the neutrophil count to prognostic nutritional index ratio (NPNR)\u2014a novel composite index reflecting inflammatory burden and nutritional reserves\u2014in AMI patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This dual-cohort study included 2020 patients from the NOAFCAMI-SH registry in China and 1,433 patients from the MIMIC-IV database in the USA. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality; the secondary endpoint was cardiovascular mortality. Associations were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves, Cox regression, and restricted cubic splines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      During a median 2.5-year follow-up in the discovery cohort, 285 all-cause and 234 cardiovascular deaths occurred. Higher NPNR levels correlated with myocardial injury and lower LVEF. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed significantly worse survival with elevated NPNR (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). In fully adjusted models, NPNR independently predicted all-cause (HR: 2.59, 95% CI: 1.21\u20135.54) and cardiovascular mortality (HR: 2.87, 95% CI: 1.34\u20136.15). Compared to the lowest tertile, patients in the highest NPNR tertile had a 2.19-fold higher risk of all-cause mortality (HR: 2.19, 95% CI: 1.55\u20133.09) and a 2.36-fold higher risk of cardiac death (HR: 2.36, 95% CI: 1.60\u20133.48).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This was validated in the MIMIC-IV cohort (HR:1.91 for 1-year mortality). The association was particularly strong in patients aged \u226565 years. Adding NPNR to a baseline clinical model significantly improved overall discrimination (C-statistic: 0.807\u20130.811,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.011) and risk reclassification for mortality (continuous NRI = 0.368, IDI = 0.011; both\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.013).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NPNR is a robust, independent predictor of long-term all-cause and cardiac mortality in AMI patients, validated in the external MIMIC-IV cohort. 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