Red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic factor in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
CONCLUSIONS: Elevated RDW is a strong independent marker and predictor of short- and long-term mortality following TAVI, that might present a relevant future supplement to current preprocedural risk scores. Additional research is needed to clarify the mechanisms responsible for this finding.
PMID: 31060955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Szekely Y, Finkelstein A, Bazan S, Halkin A, Abbas Younis M, Erez J, Keren G, Banai S, Arbel Y Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research
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