Relationship of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Carotid Plaque Vulnerability and Occurrence of Vulnerable Carotid Plaque in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.

The principal findings of this analysis were as follows: (1) there was an obvious trend of increased NLR levels in the vulnerable carotid plaque group compared to other groups, (2) NLR levels were positively correlated with the degree of carotid plaque vulnerability, and the stable carotid plaque was more likely to shift to vulnerable carotid plaque with the rise of NLR, and (3) elevated NLR significantly portended an increased risk of vulnerable carotid plaque in AIS patients, and the effect remained after adjusting the classical atherosclerotic risk factors, such as age, sex, diabetes, and blood pressure.

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