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 …

Implication of COVID-19 on erythrocytes functionality: red blood cell biochemical implications and morpho-functional aspects

A Russo, E Tellone, D Barreca, S Ficarra… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several diseases (such as diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders) affect the
morpho-functional aspects of red blood cells, sometimes altering their normal metabolism. In …

Severity stratification and prognostic prediction of patients with acute pancreatitis at early phase: A retrospective study

H Zhou, X Mei, X He, T Lan, S Guo - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Severity stratification and prognostic prediction at early stage is crucial for reducing the rates
of mortality of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). We aim to investigate the predicting …

Red blood cell distribution width in heart failure: pathophysiology, prognostic role, controversies and dilemmas

A Xanthopoulos, G Giamouzis, A Dimos… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), an integral parameter of the complete blood count
(CBC), has been traditionally used for the classification of several types of anemia. However …

Increased red blood cell distribution width associates with cancer stage and prognosis in patients with lung cancer

Y Koma, A Onishi, H Matsuoka, N Oda, N Yokota… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Red cell distribution width (RDW), one of many routinely examined parameters,
shows the heterogeneity in erythrocyte size. We investigated the association of RDW levels …

[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 …

Usefulness of admission red cell distribution width as a predictor of early mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

A Zorlu, G Bektasoglu, FMK Guven, OT Dogan… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Red cell distribution width (RDW) is strongly associated with prognosis in cardiopulmonary
disorders such as coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, acute and chronic …

An increase in red blood cell distribution width from baseline predicts mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock

CH Kim, JT Park, EJ Kim, JH Han, JS Han, JY Choi… - Critical care, 2013 - Springer
Introduction A potential independent association was recently demonstrated between high
red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and the risk of all-cause mortality in critically ill …

Usefulness of red cell distribution width to predict mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease

Z Ye, C Smith, IJ Kullo - The American journal of cardiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Increased red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a marker of anisocytosis, has been
associated with adverse outcomes in multiple settings. Whether RDW is predictive of …

Red cell distribution width and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients

HS Bazick, D Chang, K Mahadevappa… - Critical care …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Red cell distribution width is a predictor of mortality in the general population. The
prevalence of increased red cell distribution width and its significance in the intensive care …