title: Is red cell distribution width a marker for the presence and poor prognosis of cardiovascular disease?
abstract: Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an indices heterogeneity of cell size in the peripheral blood and has been shown to be an independent correlate of adverse outcomes in healthy subjects and in some cardiac conditions. Additionally, RDW is associated with both the presence and the complexity of vascular disease. In this review we investigate the importance of RDW in vascular disease in the light of recent information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Erzurum Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim Halil
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tanboga
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Erzurum Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Enbiya
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aksakal
keywords: Acute cardiovascular events; Cardiovascular disease; Red cell distribution width