Abstract Background Pharmacoinvasive strategy is an alternative when primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not feasible. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effects of early pharmacoinvasive strategy on the infarct size and left ventricular ejection fraction in elderly and non-elderly patients. The role of inflammatory markers was also examined. Methods Patients (n=223) with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were prospectively included and submitted to pharmacological thrombolysis in the first six hours, and underwent coronary angiogram and PCI when […]

Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article: Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Abdominal Aortic Atherosclerosis among Asymptomatic Individuals, which evaluated whether the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NRL) could be associated with abdominal aortic atherosclerosis (AtAA). A positive association between the increase in NLR and AtAA was demonstrated when comparing carriers and non-carriers of the disease. However, when adjusting the statistical analysis for age and risk factors, this association did not remain true. […]

Abstract Background Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been proposed as an inflammatory marker that might be associated with coronary atherosclerosis, although most of the current data is restricted to the acute setting. Additionally, the association of NLR with extracoronary atherosclerosis and stable disease remains unclear. Objective To analyze the association between NLR and abdominal aortic atherosclerosis (AAAt). Methods We included asymptomatic individuals who underwent a health screening program. AAAt was measured by ultrasound. Absolute leukocyte and lymphocyte counts were used to […]