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Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with atrial septal aneurysm
- Source :
- Vascular Health and Risk Management, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 365-368 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Dove Medical Press, 2013.
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Abstract
- Mehmet Demir,1 Canan Demir2 1Department of Cardiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Bursa Şevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey Background: Systemic thromboembolism is a serious, major complication in patients with an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is more common in patients with ASA than in the normal population. Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been associated with postoperative AF development in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery. This study investigated NLR in a group of ASA patients compared with a control group of healthy volunteers. Patients and methods: The study group consisted of 40 patients with ASA; the control group consisted of 30 age-, sex-, and body mass index-matched healthy volunteers. All patients and control subjects underwent echocardiographic examination. No patient had a recent history of an acute infection or an inflammatory disease. Baseline NLR was measured by dividing neutrophil count by lymphocyte count. Results: No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of basic characteristics. Mean NLR was significantly higher among persons with ASA compared with controls (3.4 ± 1.5 vs 1.6 ± 0.97, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Our results suggest that a higher NLR, an emerging marker of inflammation, has a positive correlation with ASA. The measurement of NLR may be used to indicate an increased risk of arrhythmia, such as AF, in ASA patients. Keywords: neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, inflammation, arrhythmia
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
lcsh:RC666-701
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11782048 and 11766344
- Volume :
- 2013
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Vascular Health and Risk Management
- Accession number :
- edsair.doajarticles..6143abeeb0626eade414c9fc420a53ce