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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Inflammatory Markers and Thromboembolic Risk in Patients with Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.

Daniel Balan, Mihai Dorin Vartolomei, Annamária Magdás, Noemi Balan-Bernstein, Septimiu Toader Voidăzan, Orsolya Mártha

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel BalanDepartment of Urology, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology "G.E.Palade" of Targu-Mures, 540142 Targu-Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2331-2886
Mihai Dorin VartolomeiUrology Department, Vienna General Hospital, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Annamária MagdásDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology "G.E.Palade" of Targu-Mures, 540142 Targu-Mures, Romania.
Noemi Balan-BernsteinClinic of Pneumology, Mures County Hospital, 540103 Targu-Mures, Romania.
Septimiu Toader VoidăzanDepartment of Epidemiology, "G. E. Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu-Mures, Romania.
Orsolya MárthaDepartment of Urology, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology "G.E.Palade" of Targu-Mures, 540142 Targu-Mures, Romania.
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROSpitalul Clinic Judetean Mures · ROVienna General Hospital · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with bladder cancer have a high risk of venous thrombosis that represents a key challenge for physicians in the decision-making for initiating anticoagulation therapy. Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) represents more than 70% of all diagnosed bladder malignancies; therefore, we aimed to evaluate the relationship of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), and risk of thrombosis by using the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism (IMPROVE) score as well as the risk of bleeding by using the IMPROVE Bleeding Risk Assessment Score in a study cohort. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis was a retrospective observational study involving 130 patients who met the inclusion criteria: age > 18 years, stage pTa-pT1 NMIBC. The exclusion criteria were age < 18 years; stage pT2 or higher; or a presentation of metastasis, inflammatory, liver or autoimmune diseases, or other systemic neoplasms. In order to evaluate the risk of thromboembolic events as well as those of bleeding, the IMPROVE scores were calculated for each patient. Subjects were categorized in a Low IMPROVE group (< 4 points) or a High IMPROVE group. By using uni- and multivariate regression models, we analyzed CBC-derived parameters which could be associated with a higher risk of venous thrombosis in subjects with low or high IMPROVE scores.

resultsPatients with IMPROVE score greater than 4 were associated with higher NLR, LMR and lymphocyte values (

conclusionsIn our study population, subjects with NMIBC with low lymphocytes and NLR > 3 were at a higher risk of developing venous thromboembolic events, reflected by an IMPROVE score of greater than 4. The IMPROVE and IMPROVE Bleeding Risk Assessment Scores are easy to use, and, complemented with the CBC-derived lymphocyte to monocyte ratio as a prothrombotic marker, could aid in the decision of prophylactic anticoagulation therapy during admission.

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complete blood countIMPROVElymphocyte to monocyte rationeutrophil to lymphocyte ratio

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