Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) prognostic effects on heart failure; a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Vakhshoori, S Nemati, S Sabouhi, B Yavari… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), as a recent inflammatory index, has been
reported to be a prognostic tool in different diseases. However, implication of this ratio in …

Efficacy of suxiao jiuxin pill on coronary heart disease: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

L Ren, J Wang, L Feng, S Wang… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Suxiao jiuxin pill is considered an effective ancillary drug in patients with coronary heart
disease. Although numerous small, single‐center clinical trials have been conducted, the …

Rivaroxaban plus aspirin in patients with vascular disease and renal dysfunction: from the COMPASS trial

KAA Fox, JW Eikelboom, O Shestakovska… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Background: Chronic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of both bleeding
and ischemic cardiovascular events. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblast growth factor-21 is positively associated with atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation patients with rheumatic heart disease

R Wang, X Yi, X Li, X Jiang - International journal of clinical and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) has been discovered as a strong hormone,
plays an important role in lipid metabolism, glucose metabolism, associated with several …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, atrial fibrillation and renal dysfunction in chronic heart failure

O Argan, D Ural, G Kozdag, T Sahin… - … Medical Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and renal dysfunction are two common comorbidities in
patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This study …

[HTML][HTML] Time trends in antithrombotic therapy prescription patterns: Real-world monocentric study in hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation

MG Abrignani, A Lombardo, A Braschi… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Since 2010, the European Society of Cardiology has extended prescription
criteria for oral antithrombotic therapy (OAT) in atrial fibrillation (AF). Direct oral …

Effect of chronic kidney diseases on mortality among digoxin users treated for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a nationwide register-based retrospective cohort study

M Sessa, A Mascolo, MP Andersen, G Rosano… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Purpose This study investigated the impact of chronic kidney disease on all-causes and
cardiovascular mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with digoxin. Methods All …

[HTML][HTML] More good news on statins and COVID-19

N Katsiki, M Banach, DP Mikhailidis - The American Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is
available on the COVID-19 resource centre-including this research content-immediately …

[PDF][PDF] Sarcopenia predicts adverse outcomes in an elderly outpatient population with New York Heart Association class II–IV heart failure: a prospective cohort study

T Aoyama - 2019 - agingmedhealthc.com
ABSTRACT Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first was to
examine the predictors of cardiac events including sarcopenia in elderly patients with heart …

Left atrial deformation as a potent predictor for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with end-stage renal disease

CE Papadopoulos, E Pagourelias… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
It is widely known that various factors contribute to left atrial (LA) mechanical dysfunction in
patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the connection between atrial …