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ArticleInternational journal of inflammation2017

Is Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease in Western Indians?

Kamal Sharma, Alap K Patel, Komal H Shah, Ashwati Konat

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Article in International journal of inflammation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Kamal SharmaDepartment of Cardiology, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3345-081X
Alap K PatelDepartment of Cardiology, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Komal H ShahDepartment of Research, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Ashwati KonatDepartment of Research, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe current study was designed to evaluate the association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with coronary artery disease (CAD) presence. We also aimed to propose a suitable cut-off of NLR for diagnosis of CAD in Western Indians.

methodsTotal 324 patients undergoing coronary angiography were enrolled and were subdivided into two groups: group 1 (

resultsThe results indicated significant (

conclusionNLR is a simple indicator that could be effectively used for the diagnosis of CAD with a cut-off of 2.13 in Western Indian population.

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PMID28811954
PMCPMC5546050

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