Calcific aortic stenosis and its correlation with a novel inflammatory marker, the lymphocyte/monocyte ratio
Introduction: Calcific aortic valve disease, a chronic progressive disorder, is the leading cause of valve replacement among elderly patients. The lymphocyte/monocyte ratio has been recently put forward as an inflammatory marker of relevance in several cancers as well as in cardiovascular disease. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116301949 |