Background: The aims of this study were to investigate the utility of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a simple and readily available predictor for clinical disease activity in infl ammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods: Sixty-six patients (22 CD, 44 UC) and 41 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and complete blood count (CBC) were measured. The neutrophil and lymphocyte counts were recorded and NLR was calculated. The patients with active or inactive UC and CD were classifi ed according to the severity of the disease. Result: The serum NLR values of active CD patients were signifi cantly higher than those of inactive ones and controls (p = 0.000, p = 0.000, respectively). NLR values of active UC patients were signifi cantly higher than those of inactive ones and controls (p = 0.000, p = 0.000, respectively. The optimum NLR cut-off point for active CD and UC was 3.2 and 3.1. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that NLR in subjects with IBD is strongly associated with active disease and correlated with clinical and laboratory indices (Tab. 5, Fig. 2, Ref. 31). Text in PDF www.elis.sk. AzabB, Zaher M, Weiserbs KF, Torbey E, Lacossiere K, Gaddam S et al. Usefulness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting short and long term mortality after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2010; 106: 470-476. 31. Zahorec R. Ratio of neutrophil to lymphocyte count -rapid and simple parameter of systemic infl ammation and stress in critically ill. Bratisl Med J 2001; 102 (1): 5 -14.
R adiology meetings provide a significant channel for exchanging scientific information. Abstract presentations at national meetings allow a rapid transfer of knowledge in summarizing current research and focusing future research endeavors (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). In spite of the fact that many studies are of sufficient value for presentation in these sessions, only the most instructive and highest quality studies are worthy of full-text publication in a peer-reviewed journal (2). The rate of publication may be considered as an indicator of the scientific quality of the meeting, that is, the ratio of presented abstracts to full-text published papers in peer-reviewed journals. In a survey of the literature, the publication rate of papers from a variety of specialties ranged between 8.5% and 78% (6). Worldwide, only a few investigations exist concerning radiology meetings, which report rates ranging 11%-47% (1-8). According to a study evaluating Turkish radiology meetings in years 1995-2002, the overall publication rate was 11% (1). We aimed to investigate the subsequent publication rates in Medline-indexed journals from presentations at the Turkish Congress of Radiology between 2010 and 2012. MethodsUsing the abstract CDs from the meetings, a list of the presentations submitted to Turkish national radiology congresses between 2010 and 2012 was obtained. The publication rate in Medline-indexed journals was determined by searching the PubMed database with the aim of exploring whether the abstracts had been expanded to full-text articles by September 2014. Three of the authors (N.F., A.K., and H.U.) performed this search via PubMed® using the first author's surname and initial(s). If this failed, the same search was performed for the second author or if necessary an appropriate keyword from the title of the abstract was added to the search. To METHODSAbstracts presented in the national radiology meetings of 2010, 2011, and 2012 were included in the study. The presentations were classified according to presentation type (oral or poster presentations), study type, study design, imaged organ or body systems, imaging modalities, time interval between the presentation and the publication date, and the journal in which the article was published. The conversion rate of presentations into full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals were surveyed through PubMed. The time from presentation in the meetings to publication was determined. The distribution of journals was also demonstrated. RESULTSThe total number of presentations submitted in three national radiology meetings was 3,192. The publication rate was 11% for the 2010 meeting, 8.2% for the 2011 meeting, and 9.6% for the 2012 meeting. A total of 300 papers were published, with an average of 15 months (range, 0-42 months) between presentation and final publication. The first three refereed international journals with the most number of papers derived from these meetings were Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Clinical Imaging, and European Journal of Radiology. CONCLUSIO...
Elaboration of clinical models of inflammation-induced atherogenesis may further advance our knowledge of multiple inflammatory pathways implicated in atherogenesis and provide a useful tool for cardiovascular prevention. We believe that the atherogenic index also be used as a preliminary indication of accelerated atherosclerosis in FMF. However, large-scale prospective studies on this issue are needed.
We concluded that atherogenic indices (atherogenic index of plasma, cardiogenic risk ratio, atherogenic coefficient) could be considered as a useful predictor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases in stable COPD patients. Nevertheless, further prospective investigations on this issue are warranted.
It seems that the most important risk factor for the development of neuropathy in type 1 diabetic patients is disease duration.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.