Prognostic value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with pulmonary embolism

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Cavus U. Y., Yildirim S., Sonmez E., Ertan C., Ozeke O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.44, sa.1, ss.50-55, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1302-47
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.50-55
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, pulmonary embolism, inflammation, NEUTROPHIL-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS, LONG-TERM MORTALITY, DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS, ELEVATED NEUTROPHIL, HEART-FAILURE, INFLAMMATION, ASSOCIATION, RESECTION
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Preliminary evidence suggests that inflammation plays a role in the development and prognosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). We used the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a measure of systemic inflammation and investigated its association with PE.