NEUTROPHIL TO LYMPHOCYTE RATIO IS A USEFUL PREDICTOR OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS

ŞAHİN Ş., Sarikaya S., ALÇELİK A., ERDEM A., TAŞLIYURT T., Akyol L., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.29, no.4, pp.847-851, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.847-851
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background & aims: Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for the development and progression of atrial fibrillation. There are several possible pathways to the mechanisms of atrial fibrillation associated with diabetes mellitus. Long-term inflammation is one of the mechanisms. To our knowledge, there is not a study that consistent evidence about the link between atrial fibrillation and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in diabetes mellitus. In the study, we aimed to investigate the possible association of chronic atrial fibrillation with neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus.