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] Mechanisms linking red blood cell disorders and cardiovascular diseases

I Mozos - BioMed research international, 2015 - hindawi.com
The present paper aims to review the main pathophysiological links between red blood cell
disorders and cardiovascular diseases, provides a brief description of the latest studies in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic role of red blood cell distribution width in coronary artery disease: a review of the pathophysiology

K Bujak, J Wasilewski, T Osadnik, S Jonczyk… - Disease …, 2015 - hindawi.com
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of red blood cell volume variations
(anisocytosis) and is reported as part of a standard complete blood count. In recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic marker in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus

A Xanthopoulos, G Giamouzis, A Melidonis… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Background Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is an established prognostic marker in
acute and chronic heart failure (HF). Recent studies have pointed out a link among RDW …

[HTML][HTML] Relation between red cell distribution width and mortality in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

B Wang, Y Gong, B Ying, B Cheng - BioMed research international, 2019 - hindawi.com
Background. Currently, evidence regarding the predictive significance of red blood cell
distribution width (RDW) among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

[HTML][HTML] Red blood cell distribution width during the first week is associated with severity and mortality in septic patients

L Lorente, MM Martín, P Abreu-González… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective Higher values of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) have been found in non-
surviving than in surviving septic patients. However, it is unknown whether RDW during the …

[HTML][HTML] Hemoglobin-to-red-cell distribution width ratio is a novel predictor of long-term patient outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective …

WJ Xiu, YY Zheng, TT Wu, XG Hou, Y Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The hemoglobin level and red cell distribution width (RDW) have been linked to
the prognosis of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAHD). However, the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Red cell distribution width and common disease onsets in 240,477 healthy volunteers followed for up to 9 years

LC Pilling, JL Atkins, GA Kuchel, L Ferrucci, D Melzer - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Higher Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW or anisocytosis) predicts incident coronary
artery disease (CAD) plus all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but its predictive value for …

[HTML][HTML] The role of red blood cell distribution width in mortality and cardiovascular risk among patients with coronary artery diseases: a systematic review and meta …

C Su, LZ Liao, Y Song, ZW Xu… - Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) might be a novel biomarker that reflects
multiple physiological impairments related to atherosclerosis and coronary artery diseases …