Effect of Baseline Red Blood Cell Distribution Width on Short- and Intermediate-term Mortality of Patients Under Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Survival Analysis

Conclusions: We found a significant association between high RDW and in-hospital and 6-month mortality as well as the occurrence of major adverse cardiac event. Meanwhile RDW was found to be a significant predictor for 6-month mortality independent of anemia. Thus, it would be beneficial to use RDW as a risk stratification index to identify high risk intent-to-treat patients.
Source: Critical Pathways in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research