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Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio predicts appropriate therapy in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Fatih M. Uçar and Burak Açar
Saudi Medical Journal February 2017, 38 (2) 143-148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.2.15929
Fatih M. Uçar
From the Department of Cardiology (Uçar), Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Department of Cardiology (Açar), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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