ABSTRACT
Objectives: red cell distribution width [RDW] and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [NLR] are the two markers used to determine risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The relationship between RDW, NLR, and left ventricular [LV] systolic functions has not been reported. In this report, we aimed to investigate the relationship between RDW, NLR, and LV systolic function in anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI] patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]
Methods: RDW and NLR were measured on admission in 106 STEMI patients treated with primary PCI. Patients were divided into two groups according to left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], as Group I [systolic dysfunction, LVEF <50%] and Group II [preserved global left ventricle systolic function, LVEF P50%]. The first group included 47 patients and the second group included 59 patients
Results: mean RDW and NLR were significantly higher in Group I compared to Group II [13.7 +/- 0.9% vs. 13.4 +/- 0.7%, p = 0.03 and 5.86 [range, 0.66-40.50] vs. 2.75 [range, 0.51-39.39], p = 0.013, respectively]
Conclusion: increased RDW and NLR on admission, in anterior STEMI patients treated with primary PCI are associated with LV systolic dysfunction
ABSTRACT
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. Heart transplantation is still the gold standard therapy despite emerging treatment options. Due to the limited number of available donors, the use of ventricular assist devices has increased. However, increasing incidences of complications are observed with using these devices. In this article, surgical treatment of a huge mobile thrombus formation in an inflow cannula due to ineffective anticoagulation in a 59 year-old man who received a HeartWare ventricular assist device because of ischemic cardiomyopathy is presented