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 …

The role of hematological indices in patients with acute coronary syndrome

J Budzianowski, K Pieszko, P Burchardt… - Disease …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
An increased systemic and local inflammation plays a key role in the pathophysiology of
acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This review will discuss the role of hematological indices …

Red cell distribution width and mortality in older adults: a meta-analysis

KV Patel, RD Semba, L Ferrucci… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a quantitative measure of variability in the
size of circulating erythrocytes with higher values reflecting greater heterogeneity in cell …

The role of red blood cell distribution width in cardiovascular and thrombotic disorders

M Montagnana, G Cervellin, T Meschi… - Clinical chemistry and …, 2012 - degruyter.com
The red blood cell (RBC) distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of the size variation as
well as an index of the heterogeneity of the erythrocytes (ie, anysocytosis), which is typically …

[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 …

Association of the red cell distribution width with red blood cell deformability

KV Patel, JG Mohanty, B Kanapuru… - Oxygen Transport to …, 2013 - Springer
The red cell distribution width (RDW) is a component of the automated complete blood count
(CBC) that quantifies heterogeneity in the size of circulating erythrocytes. Higher RDW …

Red cell distribution width, C-reactive protein, the complete blood count, and mortality in patients with coronary disease and a normal comparison population

JM Lappé, BD Horne, SH Shah, HT May… - Clinica chimica acta, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Red cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with morbidity and mortality
in coronary artery disease (CAD), but the connection of RDW with chronic inflammation is …

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 …

Evaluation of neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, platelet–lymphocyte ratio and red blood cell distribution width–platelet ratio as early predictor of acute pancreatitis in …

M İlhan, G İlhan, AFK Gök, S Bademler… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a state of inflammation. It has been widely known that
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and red blood cell …