Relation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio with coronary artery disease severity in patients undergoing coronary angiography

SARI İ., SÜNBÜL M., Mammadov C., Durmus E., Bozbay M., Kivrak T., ...More

KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.73, no.12, pp.1310-1316, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/kp.a2015.0098
  • Journal Name: KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1310-1316
  • Keywords: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, GENSINI, SYNTAX, coronary artery disease, ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PLATELET/LYMPHOCYTE RATIO, ASSOCIATION, OUTCOMES, INFLAMMATION, UTILITY, RISK
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are systemic inflammatory markers that are correlated with poor cardiovascular outcomes.