Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in pulmonary arterial hypertension

ÖZPELİT E., AKDENİZ B., Ozpelit M. E., Tas S., Bozkurt S., TERTEMİZ K. C., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH, vol.43, no.5, pp.661-671, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0300060515589394
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.661-671
  • Keywords: Pulmonary arterial hypertension, inflammation, prognosis, biomarkers, survival, LONG-TERM MORTALITY, ELEVATED NEUTROPHIL, HEART-FAILURE, SURVIVAL, BLOOD, ASSOCIATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PHAGOCYTOSIS, INFLAMMATION, DIAGNOSIS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the prediction of long-term mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).