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] The role of hematological indices in patients with acute coronary syndrome

J Budzianowski, K Pieszko, P Burchardt… - Disease …, 2017 - hindawi.com
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 …

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 …

RDW to platelet ratio: a novel noninvasive index for predicting hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B

B Chen, B Ye, J Zhang, L Ying, Y Chen - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective To develop a simple predictive model for significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in
chronic hepatitis B (CHB) using the routine hematological parameters of a complete blood …

The diagnostic and prognostic value of red cell distribution width in cardiovascular disease; current status and prospective

SM Parizadeh, R Jafarzadeh‐Esfehani, A Bahreyni… - Biofactors, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is an index of the heterogeneity of circulating red
blood cell size, which along with other standard complete blood count (CBC) parameters are …

[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 …

Red cell distribution width in patients with prehypertension and hypertension

A Tanindi, FE Topal, F Topal, B Celik - Blood pressure, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Red cell distribution width (RDW) which is reported as part of complete blood
count in routine clinical practice, is a measure of variability in size of the erythrocytes in the …

Prognostic value of uric acid in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention

MG Kaya, H Uyarel, M Akpek, N Kalay… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Elevated uric acid (UA) levels have been associated with cardiovascular disease in
epidemiologic studies. The relation between UA levels and long-term outcomes in patients …