Red cell distribution width and acute coronary syndromes.
It is well known that red cell distribution width (RDW) levels are affected by various clinical manifestations such as iron deficiency, thrombocytopenia, and inflammatory diseases. In the present study, the authors investigated to examine the prognostic significance of various plasma biomarkers in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. However, they only measured hemoglobin levels. They did not measure other factors including iron, vitamin B12, folate, and platelet count. In this study, because of all these causes, high RDW levels are unavailable as an independent predictor of mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
Yaman
Halil
H
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
Celik
Turgay
T
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: benturgay@yahoo.com.
Akgul
E Ozgur
EO
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
Cayci
Tuncer
T
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
Kurt
Yasemin
Y
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000502:physiology*; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests