Absolute blood eosinophil count and 1-year mortality risk following hospitalization with acute heart failure

CIKRIKCIOGLU M. A., SOYSAL P., DIKERDEM D., Cakirca M., Kazancioglu R., YOLBAS S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.19, no.4, pp.257-263, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mej.0b013e32834c67eb
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.257-263
  • Keywords: complete blood count, eosinophil, heart failure, hemogram, leukocyte, lymphocyte, mortality, neutrophil, RELATIVE LYMPHOCYTE COUNT, CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH, PROGNOSTIC MARKER, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PREDICTORS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective In acute heart failure (AHF), hemoglobin, red cell distribution width, mean platelet volume, leukocytes, and relative lymphocyte count have been associated with mortality. It is not known whether absolute blood neutrophil, eosinophil, and monocyte counts are mortality predictors.