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: Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research