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 …

[HTML][HTML] Red cell distribution width and cancer

M Montagnana, E Danese - Annals of translational medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an index which primarily reflects impaired erythropoiesis
and abnormal red blood cell survival. In last years the interest in this marker has …

Red cell distribution width as a novel prognostic marker in heart failure: data from the CHARM Program and the Duke Databank

GM Felker, LA Allen, SJ Pocock, LK Shaw… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify potentially novel laboratory markers of risk
in chronic heart failure patients. Background: Although a variety of prognostic markers have …

Red blood cell distribution width and mortality risk in a community-based prospective cohort

TS Perlstein, J Weuve, MA Pfeffer… - Archives of internal …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Background Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), an automated measure of red blood
cell size heterogeneity (eg, anisocytosis) that is largely overlooked, is a newly recognized …

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 …

Red blood cell distribution width is an independent predictor of mortality in acute kidney injury patients treated with continuous renal replacement therapy

HJ Oh, JT Park, JK Kim, DE Yoo, SJ Kim… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. A potential independent association was recently demonstrated between high
red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and the risk of all-cause mortality in patients with …

Red blood cell distribution and survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EC Seyhan, MA Özgül, N Tutar, I Ömür… - COPD: Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) contributes significantly to mortality in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), an …

[HTML][HTML] Is red cell distribution width a novel biomarker of breast cancer activity? Data from a pilot study

C Seretis, F Seretis, E Lagoudianakis… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter of the standard full blood count
tests, measuring the size variability of erythrocytes. Recently, its elevation has been proven …

[HTML][HTML] Red cell distribution width as a predictor of prostate cancer progression

S Albayrak, K Zengin, S Tanik, H Bakirtas… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2014 - koreascience.kr
Background: The aims of this study were to investigate the utility of red blood cell distribution
width (RDW) as a simple and readily available marker in prostate cancer, as well as to …

[PDF][PDF] Red blood cell distribution width as a simple negative prognostic factor in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a retrospective study

V Periša, L Zibar, J Sinčić-Petričević… - Croatian medical …, 2015 - hrcak.srce.hr
Aim To determine the prognostic value of baseline red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in
diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. Methods Data from 81 DLBCL patients …