Red blood cell distribution width: a simple parameter with multiple clinical applications

GL Salvagno, F Sanchis-Gomar… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple and inexpensive parameter, which
reflects the degree of heterogeneity of erythrocyte volume (conventionally known as …

[HTML][HTML] Red blood cell distribution width and cardiovascular diseases

E Danese, G Lippi, M Montagnana - Journal of thoracic disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a rather simple measure of red
blood cell (RBC) size heterogeneity (ie, anisocytosis), which is easily calculated by dividing …

[HTML][HTML] Usefulness of complete blood count (CBC) to assess cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in clinical settings: a comprehensive literature review

IH Seo, YJ Lee - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Complete blood count (CBC) is one of the most common blood tests requested by clinicians
and evaluates the total numbers and characteristics of cell components in the blood …

[HTML][HTML] The role of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in cardiovascular risk assessment: useful or hype?

C Fava, F Cattazzo, ZD Hu, G Lippi… - Annals of translational …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) reflects erythrocyte size distribution, thus
representing a reliable index of anisocytosis, widely used for the differential diagnosis of …

Diagnostic and prognostic value of red blood cell distribution width in sepsis: a narrative review

ZD Hu, G Lippi, M Montagnana - Clinical biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Previous studies showed that red blood cell distribution width (RDW) can be used as a
prognostic and diagnostic index in various non-hematological diseases, including severe …

The red blood cell distribution width-albumin ratio: A promising predictor of mortality in heart failure patients—A cohort study

Q Ni, X Wang, J Wang, P Chen - Clinica chimica acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiological studies suggest that increases in red blood cell distribution
width (RDW) and decreases in albumin level can independently predict adverse …

Artificial intelligence-based preventive, personalized and precision medicine for cardiovascular disease/stroke risk assessment in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a …

M Al-Maini, M Maindarkar, GD Kitas… - Rheumatology …, 2023 - Springer
The challenges associated with diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease
(CVD)/Stroke in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) arise from the delayed onset of symptoms …

Effect of age and gender on reference intervals of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and mean red cell volume (MCV)

JJML Hoffmann, KCAM Nabbe… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Background: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was recently shown to be age-
dependent when using Sysmex XE-2100 hematology analyzers. As measuring RDW is …

Red blood cell distribution width as novel biomarker in cardiovascular diseases: a literature review

M Arkew, K Gemechu, K Haile… - Journal of blood …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of the change in size of red blood cells
and it is used in combination with other hematological parameters for the differential …

Red blood cell distribution width and ischaemic stroke

GH Feng, HP Li, QL Li, Y Fu, RB Huang - Stroke and vascular …, 2017 - svn.bmj.com
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of red blood cell (RBC) size
heterogeneity, which is easily calculated by dividing the SD of erythrocyte volumes for the …