Tracking an elusive killer: state of the art of molecular-genetic knowledge and laboratory role in diagnosis and risk stratification of thoracic aortic aneurysm and …

R De Cario, M Giannini, G Cassioli, A Kura, AM Gori… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The main challenge in diagnosing and managing thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection
(TAA/D) is represented by the early detection of a disease that is both deadly and “elusive” …

Independent and interactive roles of immunity and metabolism in aortic dissection

S Li, J Li, W Cheng, W He, SS Dai - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aortic dissection (AD) is a cardiovascular disease that seriously endangers the lives of
patients. The mortality rate of this disease is high, and the incidence is increasing annually …

The potential value of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio for early differential diagnosis and prognosis assessment in patients with aortic dissection

H Zhang, J Guo, Q Zhang, N Yuan, Q Chen, Z Guo… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic performance and clinical utility
of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with suspected aortic dissection (AD) …

Risk factors for early death after surgery in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zhang, Y Yang, J Guo, X Zhang, Y Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There are many risk factors related to early death after surgery among patients
with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) that have been analyzed in previous …

Short-and mid-term survival prediction in patients with acute type A aortic dissection undergoing surgical repair: based on the systemic immune-inflammation index

Z Li, H Zhang, S Baraghtha, J Mu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The postoperative survival of patients with acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD)
remains unsatisfactory. The current study developed an easy-to-use survival prediction …

Serial changes in blood-Cell-Count-Derived and CRP-derived inflammatory indices of COVID-19 patients

MB Khadzhieva, AS Gracheva, OB Belopolskaya… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to investigate the serial changes in inflammatory indices derived
from blood cell counts and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in COVID-19 patients with good …

The clinical significance of peripheral blood cell ratios in patients with intracranial aneurysm

HK Kim, KO Lee, SH Oh, KY Lee, SW Choo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and objective Inflammation is an important factor in the development of
aneurysm, and has been identified as a key characteristic predictive of rupture of intracranial …

U-shaped relationship between platelet–lymphocyte ratio and postoperative in-hospital mortality in patients with type A acute aortic dissection

X Xie, X Fu, Y Zhang, W Huang, L Huang… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background The platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a novel inflammatory marker, is generally
associated with increased in-hospital mortality risk. We aimed to investigate the association …

Admission D-dimer to lymphocyte counts ratio as a novel biomarker for predicting the in-hospital mortality in patients with acute aortic dissection

Y Xu, S Liang, Z Liang, C Huang, Y Luo… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Inflammatory factors are well-established indicators for vascular disease, but
the D-dimer to lymphocyte count ratio (DLR) is not measured in routine clinical care …

[HTML][HTML] A diagnostic and screening strategy with neutrophil counts in patients with suspected aortic dissection in a certain time window

H Chun, KM Siu - World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aortic dissection (AD) is a potentially devastating cardiovascular disease worldwide.
However, given the low incidence of AD (2.5 to 3.5 cases per 100,000 person-years), the …