Reduced Relative Lymphocyte Count in African-Americans With Decompensated Heart Failure

A reduction in relative lymphocyte count (%L) has been reported in whites with heart failure that inversely correlated with jugular venous pressure thereby implicating systemic venous hypertension with splanchnic congestion. To study whether a reduced %L (

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 2009-03, Vol.337 (3), p.156-160
Main Authors: Ali, Sheharyar, Shahbaz, Atta U., Nelson, Maeda D., Weber, Karl T., Shirwany, Arsalan, Munir, Ahmad, D’cruz, Ivan C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Decompensated heart failure
Female
General aspects
Heart
Heart Failure - blood
Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement
Humans
Hypertension - blood
Hypoalbuminemia
Hypovitaminosis D
Leukocyte Count
Lymphocyte Count
Lymphocytopenia
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parathyroid Hormone - blood
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Serum Albumin - analysis
Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives
Vitamin D - blood
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Summary:A reduction in relative lymphocyte count (%L) has been reported in whites with heart failure that inversely correlated with jugular venous pressure thereby implicating systemic venous hypertension with splanchnic congestion. To study whether a reduced %L (
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318182198f