Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about the role of NLR in patients with thromboembolic stroke due to atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to compare the NLR ratios between non-valvular AF patients with or without thromboembolic stroke. METHODS:A total of 126 non-valvular AF patients with or without stroke were included in the study; 126 consecutive patients (52 males and 74 females), mean age, 70 ± 10.2 years old. No patient had a recent history of an acute infection or an inflammatory disease. Baseline NLR was measured by dividing neutrophil count to lymphocyte count. WBC count>12.000 cells per μL or <4.000 cells per μL and high body temperature>38 º are excluded from the study. RESULTS:Mean NLR was significantly higher among persons with stroke compared to individuals without a stroke (5.6 ± 3.4 vs. 3.1 ± 2.1, p=0.001). There were no significant differences in RDW levels between the two groups (p>0.05). HAS-BLED and CHADS(2) scores were significantly higher in the stroke group. CONCLUSION:Higher NLR, an emerging marker of inflammation, is associated with thromboembolic stroke in non-valvular AF patients.
journal_name
J Neurol Scijournal_title
Journal of the neurological sciencesauthors
Ertaş G,Sönmez O,Turfan M,Kul S,Erdoğan E,Tasal A,Bacaksiz A,Vatankulu MA,Altıntaş O,Uyarel H,Göktekin Odoi
10.1016/j.jns.2012.09.032subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-01-15 00:00:00pages
49-52issue
1-2eissn
0022-510Xissn
1878-5883pii
S0022-510X(12)00538-2journal_volume
324pub_type
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