The AST/ALT (De-Ritis) ratio

The AST/ALT (De-Ritis) ratio

The aspartat aminotransferase (AST)/alanin aminotransferase (ALT) (De-Ritis) ratio (AAR) is an easily applicable blood test. An elevated AAR on the one hand has been associated with an increase in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD on the other hand is associated with an increase in cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and diabetes. As the AAR is also elevated in case of mu...

De Ritis ratio (AST/ALT) as an independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke

PURPOSE The aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase ratio (De Ritis ratio, AAR) was reported to be associated with patients' prognosis in certain diseases recently. The objective of the current study was to determine the association between the AAR at admission and poor outcome at 3 months in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study includ...

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The effect of AST/ALT (De Ritis) ratio on survival and its relation to tumor histopathological variables in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma.

PURPOSE To assess the relationship between De Ritis (aspartate aminotransaminase [AST]/Alanine aminotransaminase [ALT]) ratio and pathological variables and whether it is an independent prognostic factor. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 298 consecutive patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) between 2006 and 2015. The association b...

The obstinate maternal mortality ratio for Malawi: an Insult beyond the obstetrician! 'A Cri de Coeur'.

This kind of MMR is almost unbelievable and certainly unacceptable! The more developed countries have MMRs of around 10/100,000 and most countries in the region have rates of around 200/100,000!2 It is a reasonable question to ask whether an MMR as high as this is something to which the health service has actually contributed in some way. It does not seem to make evolutionary sense to have so m...