Can percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty reduce ongoing inflammation in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis?
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: In the pathophysiology of rheumatic heart valve disease, chronic systemic inflammatory process plays an important role. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the percutaneous transluminal mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PTMV) has any effect on the chronic systemic inflammatory response in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS). Methods: In this study, we used neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), which is a simply available and inexpensive biomarker of systemic inflammatory response, to evaluate the level of inflammation. A total of 41 consecutive patients with severe RMS undergoing successful PTMV were included in the study. Laboratory assessments of all patients by the measuring of NLR before and after the PTMV procedure were performed. Results: Before and after the PTMV, the mean lymphocyte counts were found 2.1±0.6 x103 /µL and 1.9±0.6 x103 / µL (p=0.01), and the mean leukocyte counts were 4.8±1.4 x103 /µL and 4.4±1.3 x103 /µL (p=0.069) respectively. NLR values were determined as 2.7 ± 1.0 and 2.2 ± 0.8. After the PTMV, there was a significant decrease in NLR in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis patients (p=0.001). In the correlation analysis, there was significant negative correlation between the mitral valve area and NLR (p= 0.004- r=0.440), and there was significant positive correlation between left atrial diameter and NLR (p=0.028 r=0.344). Conclusion: This study showed significant decrease in NLR after PTMV in patients with RMS, which means reduced inflammation after PTMV. Larger studies are needed to confirm the results. Key words: Rheumatic mitral stenosis, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty, inflammation
Authors and Affiliations
Fatih Uzun, İsmail Bıyık, Mohammad Ameri, Mehmet Erturk, Derya Öztürk, Ali Kalkan, Ahmet Yalcin, İbrahim Akturk, Özgür Surgit, Aydın Tosu
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- DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.03.0579
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