VALUE OF NEUTROPHIL TO LYMPHOCYTE RATIO AS A PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

Neurtrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) has been established as a measure of inflammation and as a prognosticating factor in various medical conditions including neoplastic, inflammatory and cardiovascular. The prognostic role of NLR in predicting mortality in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing