Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts functionally significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease

Yilmaz S., CANPOLAT U., Baser K., Unal S., Kuyumcu M. S., Aydogdu S.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.46, no.2, pp.129-135, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2017.16709
  • Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.129-135
  • Keywords: Coronary artery disease, fractional flow reserve, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, LONG-TERM MORTALITY, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, NEUTROPHIL/LYMPHOCYTE RATIO, INFLAMMATION, SEVERITY, CATHETERIZATION, ASSOCIATION, OUTCOMES
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the functional severity of coronary stenosis assessed according to the fractional flow reserve (FFR) in stable coronary artery disease (CAD).