THERAPEUTICS AND CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT, cilt.11, ss.1675-1681, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been shown to be helpful in predicting adverse cardiovascular events. However, to date, in the literature, there have been no studies demonstrating the relationship between EAT, MPV, PLR, NLR, and thromboembolism risk in atrial fibrillation (AF). Therefore, we examined the relationship between EAT, MPV, PLR, NLR, and CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score used for the evaluation of thromboembolism risk in patients with AF.