| Assessment of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in Patients With Coronary Artery Ectasia. | |
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PMID: 21873354 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objectives: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterized by an abnormal dilatation of the coronary arteries. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of heterogeneity in the size of red blood cell. In this study, we aimed to investigate RDW levels in patients with CAE. Methods: The study population included 54 patients with CAE (28 males; mean age, 59 ± 12) and 40 individuals comprising the control group who had normal coronary arteries (17 males; mean age, 56 ± 10). Admission RDW was measured as part of the automated complete blood count. Results: The RDW was significantly higher in the CAE group than the control (P < .001). Also, high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in patients with CAE were significantly higher as compared with controls (P < .001). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that RDW and hs-CRP were higher in the CAE group compared with the control group. These results show that RDW is a reliable, simple, and inexpensive marker for patients with CAE. |
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Orhan Dogdu; Fatih Koc; Nihat Kalay; Mikail Yarlioglues; Deniz Elcik; Metin Karayakali; Kerem Ozbek; Mehmet Gungor Kaya |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-25 |
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Title: Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis Volume: - ISSN: 1938-2723 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-8-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9508125 Medline TA: Clin Appl Thromb Hemost Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. |
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