Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 348, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-42

  Erkol, Ayhan ^a   Oduncu, Vecih ^b   Turan, Burak ^a   Klçgedik, Alev ^c   Karabay, Can Yücel ^c   Akgün, Taylan ^c   Güler, Ahmet ^c   Pala, Selçuk ^c   Krma, Cevat ^c  

^a Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infarct related artery patency; Myocardial infarction; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; Reperfusion; Thrombus burden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEUTROPHIL TO LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBUS; TIMI THROMBUS SCORE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84903301190     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000188     Document Type: Article

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