Red cell distribution width and chronic heart failure: prognostic role beyond echocardiographic parameters

Aim. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of anisocytosis. Higher values are robustly associated to adverse outcome in several conditions, including chronic heart failure (HF). The present study aimed to compared its prognostic role with that of echocardiographic parameters in this kind o...

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Main Authors: Enrico Vizzardi, Edoardo Sciatti, Ivano Bonadei, Natalia L. Pezzali, Carlo M. Lombardi, Marco Metra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/59