Red blood cell distribution width: a novel predictive indicator for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

N Li, H Zhou, Q Tang - Disease markers, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) obtained from a standard complete blood count
(CBC) is a convenient and inexpensive biochemical parameter representing the variability in …

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart …

Authors/Task Force Members, K Dickstein… - European heart …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
ESC Guidelines 2389 disclosure forms are kept on file at the European Heart House,
headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing …

Red cell distribution width in heart failure: prediction of clinical events and relationship with markers of ineffective erythropoiesis, inflammation, renal function, and …

Z Förhécz, T Gombos, G Borgulya, Z Pozsonyi… - American heart …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to independently validate the recent observations
on the predictive role of red cell distribution width (RDW) for outcomes in chronic heart …

Red cell distribution width as a novel prognostic marker in heart failure: data from the CHARM Program and the Duke Databank

GM Felker, LA Allen, SJ Pocock, LK Shaw… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify potentially novel laboratory markers of risk
in chronic heart failure patients. Background: Although a variety of prognostic markers have …

Systemic markers of inflammation in periodontitis

BG Loos - Journal of periodontology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This literature review summarizes current knowledge on the systemic levels of selected
markers of inflammation in periodontitis. From samples of peripheral blood the following …

Validation and potential mechanisms of red cell distribution width as a prognostic marker in heart failure

LA Allen, GM Felker, MR Mehra, JR Chiong… - Journal of cardiac …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Adverse outcomes have recently been linked to elevated red cell
distribution width (RDW) in heart failure. Our study sought to validate the prognostic value of …

Iron behaving badly: inappropriate iron chelation as a major contributor to the aetiology of vascular and other progressive inflammatory and degenerative diseases

DB Kell - BMC medical genomics, 2009 - Springer
Background The production of peroxide and superoxide is an inevitable consequence of
aerobic metabolism, and while these particular'reactive oxygen species'(ROSs) can exhibit a …

Prognostic significance of hemoglobin level and autoimmune hemolytic anemia in SARS-CoV-2 infection

AA Algassim, AA Elghazaly, AS Alnahdi… - Annals of …, 2021 - Springer
Higher levels of D-dimer, LDH, and ferritin, all have been associated with the poor prognosis
of COVID-19. In a disease where there are acute inflammation and compromised …

Albumin levels predict survival in patients with systolic heart failure

TB Horwich, K Kalantar-Zadeh, RW MacLellan… - American heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Hypoalbuminemia is associated with poor prognosis in patients with
certain chronic diseases, such as end-stage renal disease and cancer. Although low serum …

Hospitalization epidemic in patients with heart failure: risk factors, risk prediction, knowledge gaps, and future directions

G Giamouzis, A Kalogeropoulos, V Georgiopoulou… - Journal of cardiac …, 2011 - Elsevier
Patients with heart failure (HF) are hospitalized over a million times annually in the United
States. Hospitalization marks a fundamental change in the natural history of HF, leading to …