title: Red blood cell distribution width and cardiovascular disorders. Does it really matter which comes first, the chicken or the egg?
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.lippi@univr.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lippi
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Academic Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cervellin
authors.affiliation: Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre ('i+12'), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanchis-Gomar
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular disorders; RDW; Red blood cell distribution width