Does the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) predict hospitalization and long-term prognosis in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention?
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) serves as a prognostic biomarker for hospitalization and long-term outcomes in STEMI patients post-PCI.
Meta-analysis shows that NLR is a predictor of hospitalization and long-term prognosis in patients with STEMI after PCI, but requires further confirmation by large randomized clinical trials.
Zhang et al. (2018) studied this question.