Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio predicts short- and long-term mortality following revascularization therapy for ST elevation myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Abhishek C. Sawant,
Prabhat Adhikari,
Swapna R. Narra,
Shantanu Srivatsa,
Paul K. Mills,
Sanjay S. Srivatsa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2013.0148
Subject(s) - medicine , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , myocardial infarction , cardiology , revascularization , sepsis , absolute neutrophil count , univariate analysis , lymphocyte , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , toxicity , neutropenia
Several inflammation biomarkers have been implicated in the pathogenesis and prognosis of acute coronary syndromes. However, the prognostic role of the neutrophil-lymphocyte white cell interactive response to myocardial injury in predicting short- and long-term mortality after ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains poorly defined.
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