The Predictive Value of Total Neutrophil Count and Neutrophil/ Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting In-hospital Mortality and Complications after STEMI

Introduction: Leukocytosis, predominantly neutrophilia, has previously been described following ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The exact contribution of this phenomenon to the clinical outcome of STEMI is yet to be shown. We examined cellular inflammatory response to STEMI in the blood...

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Main Authors: Samad Ghaffari, Mehdi Nadiri, Leili Pourafkari, Nariman Sepehrvand, Aliakbar Movasagpoor, Neda Rahmatvand, Mohammadamin Rezazadeh Saatloo, Mona Ahmadi, Nader D Nader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/PDF/JCVTR-6-35.pdf