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Recently, neutrophil\/lymphocyte ratio (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NLR<\/jats:styled-content>) has been proposed as a predictive marker of systemic inflammation. We investigated the association of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NLR<\/jats:styled-content> with the severity of calcific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> and left ventricular (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LV<\/jats:styled-content>) systolic dysfunction in patients with severe calcific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 96 patients with calcific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> were included in this retrospective study from 2011 to 2013. The severity of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> was graded according to the transaortic mean pressure gradient. The patients were divided into 3 groups as mild\u2010to\u2010moderate <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content>, severe <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LVEF<\/jats:styled-content>), and severe <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> with reduced <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LVEF<\/jats:styled-content> (mean gradient &gt;40\u00a0mmHg and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LVEF<\/jats:styled-content> &lt;50%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Neutrophil\/lymphocyte ratio was significantly higher in severe calcific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> with reduced <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LVEF<\/jats:styled-content> group than the other 2 groups (3.94\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.88, P\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). In addition, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NLR<\/jats:styled-content> was higher in severe <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> with normal <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LVEF<\/jats:styled-content> group than mild\u2010to\u2010moderate <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> group (2.69\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.00 vs. 2.05\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.64, P\u00a0=\u00a00.008). There was a statistically significant correlation between <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NLR<\/jats:styled-content> and both transaortic mean pressure gradient and aortic valve peak velocity in patients with mild\u2010to\u2010severe <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> with normal <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LVEF<\/jats:styled-content> (n\u00a0=\u00a081; r\u00a0=\u00a00.369, P\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001; r\u00a0=\u00a00.290, P\u00a0=\u00a00.004; respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Increased <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NLR<\/jats:styled-content> is related to the severity of calcific <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LV<\/jats:styled-content> systolic dysfunction in patients with severe calcific <jats:styled-content 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