Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of myocardial damage and cardiac dysfunction in acute coronary syndrome patients

Background: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood is established to correlate with the morbidity and mortality of heart disease patients. We aimed to define the severity of inflammation (NLR) by observing the association of NLR with cardiac functions or myocardial damage parameter...

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Main Authors: Chen Chen, Bai Lin Cong, Min Wang, Muhammad Abdullah, Xiao Long Wang, Yin Hua Zhang, Shun Ji Xu, Lan Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Integrative Medicine Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422018300416