Red blood cell distribution width: a simple parameter with multiple clinical applications

GL Salvagno, F Sanchis-Gomar… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple and inexpensive parameter, which
reflects the degree of heterogeneity of erythrocyte volume (conventionally known as …

Clonal haematopoiesis: connecting ageing and inflammation in cardiovascular disease

S Jaiswal, P Libby - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2020 - nature.com
Ageing and inflammation strongly drive the risk of cardiovascular disease. Work over the
past decade has uncovered a common condition characterized by the positive selection of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Red blood cell distribution width and cardiovascular diseases

E Danese, G Lippi, M Montagnana - Journal of thoracic disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a rather simple measure of red
blood cell (RBC) size heterogeneity (ie, anisocytosis), which is easily calculated by dividing …

The role of red blood cell distribution width in cardiovascular and thrombotic disorders

M Montagnana, G Cervellin, T Meschi… - Clinical chemistry and …, 2012 - degruyter.com
The red blood cell (RBC) distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of the size variation as
well as an index of the heterogeneity of the erythrocytes (ie, anysocytosis), which is typically …

Prognostic value of RDW in cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Hu, M Li, Y Ding, L Pu, J Liu, J **e, M Cabanero… - …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a parameter that used to differentiate the type of
anemia for several decades, recent studies suggest it was a prognostic factor in various …

Red cell distribution width is a prognostic factor in severe sepsis and septic shock

YH Jo, K Kim, JH Lee, C Kang, T Kim, HM Park… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to investigate the association of red cell distribution
width (RDW) with 28-day mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock …

Association of peripheral blood cell profile with Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis

LT Huang, CP Zhang, YB Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Inflammation and immune dysfunction play significant roles in the pathogenesis
of Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related dementia. Changes in peripheral blood cell profiles are …

Association between red blood cell distribution width and mortality and severity among patients with COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

JJ Lee, SM Montazerin, A Jamil, U Jamil… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence has underscored the potential usefulness of red blood cell distribution
width (RDW) measurement in predicting the mortality and disease severity of COVID‐19 …