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|  Osman Turak | 
|  Fırat Özcan | 
|  Ahmet İşleyen | 
|  Fatma Nurcan Başar Türkiye | 
|  Murat Gül Aksaray Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
|  Samet Yılmaz Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
|  Doç. Dr. Erdoğan SÖKMEN | 
|  Hüseyin Yüzgeçer | 
|  Gökhan Lafçı | 
|  Serkan Topaloğlu Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
|  Sinan Aydoğdu Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye | 
| Özet | 
| Background: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an independent predictor of worse prognosis in both infectious and cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that an increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission would predict in-hospital unfavourable outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic data in a total of 121 consecutive adult patients (64 men; mean age, 54.7 +/- 14.2 years) with definite IE. Results: Among all patients, the prespecified clinical outcomes were experienced in 46 patients (38%). In-hospital mortality and central nervous system (CNS) events occurred in 29 (24%) and 21 patients (17%), respectively. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission was found to be significantly higher for either composite end point. On using multiple Cox regression analysis, vegetation size >= 10 mm, end-stage renal disease, Staphylococcus aureus infection, low hemoglobin level, increased C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission emerged as independent predictors of in-hospital unfavourable outcomes. In the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis, a neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio > 7.1 had 80% sensitivity and 83% specificity in predicting adverse outcomes. Conclusion: High neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at admission is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality and CNS events in patients with IE. However, prospective validation of these findings is required. | 
| Anahtar Kelimeler | 
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale | 
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale | 
| Dergi Adı | CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY | 
| Dergi ISSN | 0828-282X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | 
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | 
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | 
| Basım Tarihi | 12-2013 | 
| Cilt No | 29 | 
| Sayı | 12 | 
| Sayfalar | 1672 / 1678 | 
| Doi Numarası | 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.05.005 | 
| Makale Linki | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0828282X13003231 |