Red cell distribution width predicts chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients with acute pulmonary embolism in a long-term follow-up

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is not associated with iron overload

“…CTEPH patients had significantly higher values of hemoglobin and RDW compared with the controls. The findings are in accordance with our previous report that increased RDW values could predict CTEPH in patients with acute PE [27]. Previous studies have also shown that RDW is a strong and independent predictor for mortality in cardiopulmonary vascular diseases [28][29][30].…”

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and human pathology. One size fits all

“…It is hence noteworthy that, after the publication of the first study by Felker et al in 2007 [3], the number of papers about RDW as predictor of morbidity and mortality in health and disease has exponentially increased, with a mean raise of 27% per year (Figure 2). More recently, this journal has also published some original research that have further expanded the boundaries of potential clinical applications of RDW, for prediction of survival in patients with liver disease [9] and Eisenmenger syndrome [10], as well as for prognostication of chronic pulmonary hypertension in patients with acute pulmonary embolism [11]. A recent study published in this issue of the journal has also convincingly demonstrated that both gender and age are important determinants of Year Number of published items [3] Figure 2 Number of papers retrieved from the Scopus database using the keywords "red blood cell distribution width" or "RDW".…”

Red cell distribution width (RDW) as a biomarker for respiratory failure in a pediatric ICU

“…Furthermore, in a cohort of patients with pulmonary embolism, an elevated RDW on admission was associated with worse hemodynamic parameters and early mortality [21]. Also, higher RDW values could be linked to worse long-term outcome after pulmonary embolism, with a higher percentage of late mortality and post-pulmonary embolism pulmonary hypertension in patients with a high RDW [22]. Until recently, the value of RDW in children admitted to the PICU had not been reported.…”