The relationship between 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure load and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
Introduction and Objective: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is established as a reliable marker of systemic inflammation. Low-grade inflammation has a key role in the pathogenesis and progression of hypertension (HTN). Blood pressure (BP) load, defined as the percentage of abnormally elevat...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-02-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303869 |