Beyond association: high neutrophil counts are a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Eur Heart J. 2023 Dec 14;44(47):4965-4967. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad711.

Authors

Oliver Soehnlein¹, Yvonne Döring^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Experimental Pathology (ExPat), Center of Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
² Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
⁵ German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung, DZHK), Munich Heart Alliance Partner Site, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 37981833
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad711

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Comment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis* / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / etiology
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Neutrophils
Risk Factors

Grants and funding

IDs 310030_197655/SNSF_/Swiss National Science Foundation/Switzerland