Association between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 361-362

  Li, Zhao ^a   Cui, Lijun ^a   Ma, Junwei ^a   Ma, Xianghong ^a   Li, Guangping ^a  

^a SECOND HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; Stroke

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHADS2 SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CRYOABLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; BLOOD; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 84929148078     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.114     Document Type: Article

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