Abstract:Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor to the development of atherothrombosis which is of major health concern today. Neutrophils and platelets play a significant role in the development of atherothrombosis leading to cardiovascular events. Presently, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet lymphocyte ratio which can be easily calculated from complete blood count have been identified as novel systemic inflammation based indices predictive of cardiovascular risk. This study attempted to assess the rel… Show more
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