The role of baseline indirect inflammatory markers in prediction of response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Balci K. G. , Balci M. M. , Sen F., Canpolat U. , Akboga M. K. , Unal S., ...More

KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.74, no.2, pp.119-126, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 74 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/kp.a2015.0142
  • Title of Journal : KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Page Numbers: pp.119-126

Abstract

Background: In many cardiovascular diseases (CVD), white blood cell counts with differentials are used to predict adverse events. Both platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are studied in various CVDs.