Relation between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study

Association between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and carotid artery atherosclerosis (CAS) in patients with primary ischemic stroke

“…Unlike the present study, Yang's smaller-size study involved patients with essential hypertension (Wen, 2010). A case-control study suggests that RDW is also related with ischemic stroke, and higher RDW increased the risk of ischemic stroke (Ramirez-Moreno et al, 2013). Another case-control study shows that RDW > 14% increased the risk of CS by 2.5-fold, irrespective of anemia, inflammation or lipid profile (Vaya et al, 2014).…”

The diagnostic and prognostic value of red cell distribution width in cardiovascular disease; current status and prospective

“…Moreover, in a study on 847 patients with a first‐ever episode of acute cerebral infarction it was found that high value of RDW was correlated with adverse functional outcome . Ramírez‐Moreno et al measured the RDW in 224 patients with first‐ever ischemic stroke and 224 cases without cerebrovascular disease and found a stepwise association between RDW levels and risk of cerebral infarction . A higher RDW was also observed in 88 stroke patients with a poor Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) as well as Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS).…”

A review of the association of mean platelet volume and red cell distribution width in inflammation

“…Ramirez Moreno et al showed that patients with higher RDW are more likely to develop stroke than that of the patients with lower RDW. 12 Sadaka et al reported that RDW was a strong predictor of outcome in patients with septic shock. 13 Consequently, their results have been suggested by a Korean study which indicated higher RDW was associated with greater mortality rate in patients with sepsis and septic shock.…”