Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · May 2011
Red cell distribution width as a novel prognostic marker in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.
Red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of red blood cell size heterogeneity, was evaluated in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). ⋯ A high admission RDW level in patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI was associated with increased risk for in-hospital and long-term cardiovascular mortality.