Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio independently predicts cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 532-540

  Solak, Yalcin ^a   Yilmaz, Mahmut Ilker ^b   Sonmez, Alper ^b   Saglam, Mutlu ^b   Cakir, Erdinc ^b   Unal, Hilmi Umut ^b   Gok, Mahmut ^b   Caglar, Kayser ^b   Oguz, Yusuf ^b   Yenicesu, Mujdat ^b   Karaman, Murat ^b   Ay, Seyit Ahmet ^b   Gaipov, Abduzhappar ^a   Turk, Suleyman ^a   Vural, Abdulgaffar ^b   Carrero, Juan J ^c  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular events; Chronic kidney disease; Endothelial dysfunction; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEUTROPHIL TO LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL TIME; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883269431     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-012-0728-x     Document Type: Article

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