Relationship of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with arterial stiffness and coronary calcium score

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 925-929

  Park, Byoung Jin ^a   Shim, Jae Yong ^a   Lee, Hye Ree ^a   Lee, Jung Hyun ^b   Jung, Dong Hyuk ^a   Kim, Hong Bae ^a   Na, Ha Young ^a   Lee, Yong Jae ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary calcium score; Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 79955017130     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.01.021     Document Type: Article

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