Relationship between red cell distribution width and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sincer I., Zorlu A., YILMAZ M. B., DOĞAN Ö. T., Ege M. R., Amioglu G., ...More

HEART & LUNG, vol.41, no.3, pp.238-243, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2011.07.011
  • Journal Name: HEART & LUNG
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.238-243
  • Keywords: Red cell distribution width, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Right ventricular failure
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressively debilitating disease limiting patients' survival. The prognosis of COPD worsens with the addition of right ventricular (RV) failure. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of variability in the size of circulating erythrocytes, and is a powerful predictor of outcomes in patients with both chronic and acute left heart failure. Here we attempted to test whether RDW could provide an early marker of RV failure in patients with COPD.