The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was associated with impaired myocardial perfusion and long term adverse outcome in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention

Sen, Nihat; Afsar, Barış; Ozcan, Firat; Buyukkaya, Eyup; Isleyen, Ahmet; Akcay, Adnan; Yuzgecer, Huseyin; Kurt, Mustafa; Karakas, Mehmet; Basar, Nurcan; Hajro, Edjon; Kanbay, Mehmet

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.02.017

The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was associated with impaired myocardial perfusion and long term adverse outcome in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention

Sen N., Afsar B. , Ozcan F., Buyukkaya E., Isleyen A., Akcay A. B. , ...More

ATHEROSCLEROSIS, vol.228, no.1, pp.203-210, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 228 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.02.017
Title of Journal : ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Page Numbers: pp.203-210

Abstract

Objectives: In the present study we aimed to reveal any probable correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) and the occurrence of no-reflow, along with assessment of the prognostic value of N/L ratio in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).