Trial reportJournal of thrombosis and thrombolysis2014
Red blood cell distribution width and 3-year outcome in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- An overall and dose-response meta-analysis of red blood cell distribution width and CVD outcomes.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
- Association of the red cell distribution width to total serum calcium ratio with severe AKI in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study using the MIMIC-IV database.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Observational
- The effect of inflammatory markers on mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and 30-Day Mortality in Intensive Care Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Study Based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV Database.Annals of laboratory medicine · 2024Observational
- Red Cell Distribution Width/Albumin Ratio: A Predictor of In-Hospital All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in the ICU.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Higher Preoperative Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Increases the Risk of Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery in Advanced-Age Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Observational
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- Predictive Value of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width for 1-Year All-Cause Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Red Cell Distribution Width and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.Biomedicines · 2021Article
- Red Cell Distribution Width and Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis on Prognosis.Cardiology research · 2018Article
- Evaluation of red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic indicator in cats with acquired heart disease, with and without congestive heart failure.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2017Article
- Preoperative red cell distribution width: Not a useful prognostic indicator for 30-day mortality in patients who undergo major- or ultra-major noncardiac surgery.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2016Article
- Red blood cell distribution width independently predicts medium-term mortality and major adverse cardiac events after an acute coronary syndrome.Annals of translational medicine · 2016Article
- The Prognostic Role of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width in Coronary Artery Disease: A Review of the Pathophysiology.Disease markers · 2015Review
- Antiplatelet resistance and the role of associated variables in stable patients treated with stenting.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2015Article
- The role of red blood cell distribution width in mortality and cardiovascular risk among patients with coronary artery diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2014Article
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- Red cell distribution width is associated with long-term prognosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2013Observational
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Abstract
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), which is routinely reported in complete blood counts, is a measure of the variability in size of circulating erythrocytes. RDW is a novel, independent predictor of prognosis in patients with cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the significance of this biomarker in a relatively large cohort of patients, and to assess its association with a more severe underlying cardiovascular disease. A cohort of 3,222 consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography was divided according RDW median. The association between RDW and 3-year outcome in the context of other predictors was assessed using Cox's proportional hazards analysis. Patients with elevated RDWs were older, had higher body mass indices, and had more cardiovascular risk factors and more cardiovascular diseases. The total rate of mortality, MI and stroke (MACE) was 7.7% (120 events) in the lower RDW group, and 18.2% (303 events) in the higher RDW group, p < 0.001. Following adjustment for multiple background risk factors, medications, and laboratory results, the RDW value was independently associated with worse outcome (HR = 1.12, 95% CI 1.07-1.18, p < 0.001, for each 1% increase in RDW). Elevated RDW values are independently associated with adverse 3-year outcome in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
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