RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Red blood cell distribution width and ischaemic stroke
JF Stroke and Vascular Neurology
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 172
OP 175
DO 10.1136/svn-2017-000071
VO 2
IS 3
A1 Gang-Hua Feng
A1 Hai-Peng Li
A1 Qiu-Li Li
A1 Ying Fu
A1 Ren-Bin Huang
YR 2017
UL http://svn.bmj.com/content/2/3/172.abstract
AB The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of red blood cell (RBC) size heterogeneity, which is easily calculated by dividing the SD of erythrocyte volumes for the mean corpuscular volume. Recent reporter suggested that, besides haematological diseases and anaemia, many human disorders may be closely associated with the elevated RDW. A literature review has revealed the RDW may be closely related to the development of ischaemic stroke, carotid artery atherosclerosis and cerebral embolism. Higher RDW could independently predict adverse outcomes in patients in these conditions.