Exploratory analysis of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Exploratory analysis of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Abstract Background Chronic inflammation emerges as a feature of the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in experimental models. Alterations of circulating cell subsets have been observed in patients with PAH. We aimed to assess associations of the white blood cell count with disea...

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Main Authors: Lars Harbaum, Kaaja M. Baaske, Marcel Simon, Tim Oqueka, Christoph Sinning, Antonia Glatzel, Nicole Lüneburg, Karsten Sydow, Carsten Bokemeyer, Hans Klose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Inflammation
White blood cell count
Neutrophils
Granulocytes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0407-5

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