An assessment of neutrophils/lymphocytes ratio in patients suspected of acute coronary syndrome;Avaliação da relação neutrófilos/ linfócitos em pacientes com suspeita de síndrome coronariana aguda

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Zazula, Ana Denise ^a   Précoma Neto, Daniel ^a   Gomes, Aline Maria ^a   Kruklis, Heidi ^a   Barbieri, Giovano Franco ^a   Forte, Rafael Yared ^a   Langowiski, André Ribeiro ^a   Facin, Giuseppe ^a   De Souza, Luiz Cesar Guarita ^a   Neto, José Rocha Faria ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Coronary arteriosclerosis; Lymphocytes; Neutrophiles

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 41249092405     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2008000100006     Document Type: Article

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