ArticleRenal failure2017
Red blood cell distribution width as a marker of cerebral infarction in hemodialysis patients.
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- Association between red cell distribution width level and risk of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Baseline Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as a Predictor of Stroke Occurrence and Outcome: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of 31 Studies.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Lactate dehydrogenase to albumin ratio and poor prognosis after thrombolysis in ischemic stroke patients: developing a novel nomogram.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Correlation Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width to Albumin Ratio and Cardiovascular Events in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Association between red blood cell distribution width and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in hemodialysis patients: a single-center Chinese population study.Renal failure · 2022Article
- RDW-to-ALB Ratio Is an Independent Predictor for 30-Day All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database.Behavioural neurology · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Relationships between Mean Red Blood Cell Volume, Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Hypotension in Patients with Hemodialysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and red blood cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio predict cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- Platelet indices and stroke.Renal failure · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundRed blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a cardiovascular biomarker. We evaluated the association between RDW and cerebral stroke risk in hemodialysis patients.
methodsA cohort of 442 adult patients on hemodialysis was studied. Strokes were defined according to ICD-10 diagnosis codes. Routine complete blood counts, evaluated every 3-6 months, were used for RDW values.
resultsAmong 442 hemodialysis patients, during the 50-month follow-up, there were 62 cases (14.0%) of cerebral stroke: 41 (9.3%) with cerebral infarction and 21 (4.8%) with cerebral hemorrhage. Compared with nonstroke patients, a significantly higher RDW was measured in patients with cerebral stroke and cerebral infarction. However, no significant difference was seen in RDW between patients with cerebral hemorrhage and nonstroke patients. After adjustment by age, hypertension, albumin, Charlson Comorbidity Score, and C-reactive protein in different multivariable Cox regression models, patients with the highest mean RDW quartile had a 2.55-fold (hazard ratio = 3.55; 95% confidence interval: 1.33-9.51) higher risk of developing cerebral infarction relative to those with the lowest mean RDW quartile. RDW was not an independent risk factor for cerebral hemorrhage.
conclusionsIncreased RDW is an independent risk factor of cerebral infarction in hemodialysis patients.
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