ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022
Red cell distribution width is associated with stroke severity and unfavorable functional outcomes in ischemic stroke.
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- Relationship between the hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio and post-stroke cognitive impairment: a prospective study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Risk factors and prediction model for acute ischemic stroke after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting based on Bayesian network.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- Hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio is negatively associated with stroke: a cross-sectional study from NHANES.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adverse effects of CXCR2 deficiency in mice reared under non-gnotobiotic conditions.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association of hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio with the three-month outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and prognosis in post-cardiac arrest patients: data from the MIMIC-IV database.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
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- Hemoglobin to red cell distribution width ratio as a prognostic marker for ischemic stroke after mechanical thrombectomy.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is considered to be related to coronary heart disease and heart failure and all-cause mortality, but its relationship with acute ischemic stroke is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the relationship between RDW and the stroke severity and functional outcomes of ischemic stroke. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with acute ischemic stroke between September 2016 and January 2020. Demographic, clinical, stroke complications, laboratory data, and treatment were collected for all patients. Stroke severity and functional outcomes were evaluated by NIHSS score, modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and Barthel Index (BI) at 3 months. Furthermore, multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between RDW and stroke severity and functional outcomes. Results: A total of 629 patients with acute ischemic stroke were included and were categorized into four groups according to the quartiles of RDW (< 12.4, 12.4-12.9, 13.0-13.4, > 13.4). After multivariable analysis, higher RDW was directly associated with moderate to severe stroke (OR 2.21, 95% CI, 1.30-3.75, Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that RDW is associated with stroke severity and unfavorable functional outcomes at 3 months in patients with ischemic stroke.
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