ALB and coronary artery disorder: Moreover, when analyzing 1303 patients with acute coronary syndrome (patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI (NSTEMI)), and unstable angina, undergoing coronary angiography, a baseline albumin level <3.65 mg/dL, elevated systolic blood pressure, and a high SYNTAX score [42], which is a widely used composite score to assess the complexity and severity of CAD, emerged as independent predictors of in-hospital mortality.