Postablation neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio correlates with arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation of lone atrial fibrillation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1033-1038

  Guo, Xue Yuan ^a   Zhang, Sen ^a   Yan, Xian Liang ^a   Chen, Ying Wei ^a   Yu, Rong Hui ^a   Long, De Yong ^a   Sang, Cai Hua ^a   Du, Xin ^a   Dong, Jian Zeng ^a   Ma, Chang Sheng ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF HEART   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 84896352452     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20133001     Document Type: Article

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