2.4 Biomarkers
We measured the white blood cells (WBCs), hemograms (neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes), platelets, and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels 1 day before and 36-48 hours after the ablation. We calculated the NLR and PLR before and after the ablation, respectively. The ΔNLR and ΔPLR were calculated as below:
ΔNLR = [NLR after ablation] – [NLR before ablation], ΔNLR = [PLR after ablation] – [PLR before ablation], respectively.