International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 22/Jun/2018;31(5):532-7.
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20180038
Abstract
The development of cardiovascular diseases with atherosclerotic origin is associated with a severe inflammatory process. Neutrophils and lymphocytes are cells sensitive to this type of disorder and their ratio, known as the NLR (neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio), has shown to be useful in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the role of NLR in cardiovascular disease risk assessment. We carried out a literature review in the PubMed databases searching for articles published between 2001 to 2017 and found that NLR is in fact a useful marker for cardiovascular disease. Using NLR in patients at cardiovascular risk would be useful to delineate the prognosis of patients with this disease pattern.
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