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Association of Platelet to lymphocyte ratio with non-culprit atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in patients with acute coronary syndrome: an optical coherence tomography study.

Xuedong WangZulong XieXinxin LiuXingtao HuangJiale LinDan HuangBo YuDan-Dan Liu
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2017)
High level of PLR may be associated with vulnerable plaque features of non-culprit lesions in patients with ACS. PLR, a cheap and easily available index, may surve as a useful inflammatory marker in reflecting plaque vulnerability.
Keyphrases
  • coronary artery disease
  • climate change
  • optical coherence tomography
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • oxidative stress
  • peripheral blood
  • diabetic retinopathy