Red blood cell distribution width - A strong prognostic marker in cardiovascular disease - Is associated with cholesterol content of erythrocyte membrane

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-254

  Tziakas, Dimitrios ^b   Chalikias, Georgios ^b   Grapsa, Anastasia ^b   Gioka, Theodora ^b   Tentes, Ioannis ^a   Konstantinides, Stavros ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anisocytosis; cholesterol; coronary artery disease; erythrocyte membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANISOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE CHOLESTEROL CONTENT; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL SIZE; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84865803295     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: 18758622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2012-1530     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. L.A. Allen, G.M. Felker, M.R. Mehra, J.R. Chiong, S.H. Dunlap, J.K. Ghali, D.J. Lenihan, R.M. Oren, L.E.Wagoner, T.A. Schwartz and K.F. Adams, Validation and potential mechanisms of red cell distribution width as a prognostic marker in heart failure, J Card Fail 16 (2010), 230-238.
2. C. Ani and B. Ovbiagele, Elevated red blood cell distribution width predicts mortality in persons with known stroke, J Neurol Sci 277 (2009), 103-108.
3. Anonymous, Ethical guidelines for publication in Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 44 (2010), 1-2.
4. E. Arbustini, P. Morbini, A.M. D'Armini, A. Repetto, G. Minzioni, F. Piovella, M. Vigan'o and L. Tavazzi, Plaque composition in plexogenic and thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: The critical role of thrombotic material in pultaceous core formation, Heart 88 (2002), 177-182.
5. J.P. Bassand, C.W. Hamm and D. Ardissino, for the task force for diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes of european society of cardiology, guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. The task force for the diagnosis and treatment of Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes of the European society of cardiology. Eur Heart J 28 (2007), 1598-1660.
6. E. Braunwald, Unstable angina: A classification, Circulation 80 (1989), 410-414.
7. E. Cavusoglu, V. Chopra, A. Gupta, V.R. Battala, S. Poludasu, C. Eng and J.D. Marmur, Relation between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and all-cause mortality at two years in an unselected population referred for coronary angiography, Int J Cardiol 141 (2010), 141-146.
8. R.A. Cooper, J.R. Durocher and M.H. Leslie, Decreased fluidity of red blood cell membrane lipids in abetalipoproteinemia, J Clin Invest 60 (1977), 115-121.
9. S. Dabbah, H. Hammerman, W. Markiewicz and D. Aronson, Relation between red cell distribution width and clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction, Am J Cardiol 105 (2010), 312-317.
10. S. de Oliveira and C. Saldahna, An overview about erythrocyte membrane, Clin Hemor and Microcirc 44 (2010), 63-74.
11. K. Ergun-Cagli, E. Ileri-Gurel, O. Ozeke, N. Seringec, A. Yalcinkaya, S. Kocabeyoglu, F.N. Basar, N. Sen, K. Cagli and N. Dikmenoglu, Blood viscosity changes in slow coronary flow patients, Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 47 (2011), 27-35.
12. G.M. Felker, L.A. Allen, S.J. Pocock, L.K. Shaw, J.J. McMurray, M.A. Pfeffer, K. Swedberg, D. Wang, S. Yusuf, E.L. Michelson and C.B. Granger, Red cell distribution width as a novel prognostic marker in heart failure: Data from the CHARM Program and the Duke Databank, J Am Coll Cardiol 50 (2007), 40-47.
13. Z. Forhecz, T. Gombos, G. Borgulya, Z. Pozsonyi, Z. Prohaszka and L. Janoskuti, Red cell distribution width in heart failure: Prediction of clinical events and relationship with markers of ineffective erythropoiesis, inflammation, renal function and nutritional state, Am Heart J 158 (2009), 659-666.
14. K. Fox, M.A. Garcia and D. Ardissino, the for Task force on the management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology, Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: Executive summary: The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology, Eur Heart J 27 (2006), 1341-1381.
15. M.R. Goldstein, L. Mascitelli and F. Pezzetta, Is red blood cell distrubition width a marker of overall membrane integrity? Arch Intern Med 169 (2009), 1539-1540.
16. A. Karnad and T.R. Poskitt, The automated complete blood count. Use of the red blood cell volume distribution width and mean platelet volume in evaluating anemia and thrombocytopenia, Arch Intern Med 145 (1985), 1270-1272.
17. F.D. Kolodgie, K.G. Herman, A.P. Burke, D.R. Fowler, H.S. Kruth, D.K. Weber, A. Farb, L.J. Guerrero, M. Hayase, R. Kutys, J. Narula, A.V. Finn and R. Virmani, Intraplaque hemorrhage and progression of coronary atheroma, N Engl J Med 349 (2003), 2316-2325.
18. B.K. Lee, A. Durairaj, A. Mehra, R.B. Wenby, H.J. Meiselman and T. Alexy, Hemorheological abnormalities in stable angina and acute coronary syndromes, Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 39 (2008), 43-51.
19. A. Marcinkowska-Gapinska and P. Kowal, Blood fluidity and thermography in patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease in comparison to healthy subjects, Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 35 (2006), 473-479.
20. S.D. McKenzie, Introduction to anemia. In: Clinical Laboratory Hematology, S.D. McKenzie, ed., Pearson Prentice-Hall, Saddle River, NJ, 2003, pp. 161-188.
21. J.B. Michel, R. Virmani, E. Arbustini and G. Pasterkamp, Intraplaque haemorrhages as the trigger of plaque vulnerability, Eur Heart J 32 (2011), 1977-1985.
22. T.S. Perlstein, J.Weuve, M.A. Pfeffer and J.A. Beckman, Red blood cell distribution width and mortality risk in communitybased prospective cohort, Arch Intern Med 169 (2009), 588-594.
23. M. Przybylska, M. Faber, A. Zaborowski, J. Swietoslawski and M. Bryszewska, Morphological changes of human erythrocytes induced by cholesterol sulphate, Clin Biochem 31 (1998), 73-79.
24. C.J. Rhodes, J. Wharton, L.S. Howard, J.S. Gibbs and M.R. Wilkins, Red cell distribution width outperforms other potential circulating biomarkers in predicting survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, Heart 97 (2011), 1054-1060.
25. P.J. Scanlon, D.P. Faxon and A.M. Audet, for theACC/AHA guidelines for coronary angiography,Areport of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines (Committee on Coronary Angiography). Developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, J Am Coll Cardiol 33 (1999), 1756-1824.
26. D.L. Simel, E.R. DeLong, J.R. Feussner, J.B. Weinberg and J. Crawford, Erythrocyte anisocytosis. Visual inspection of blood films vs. automated analysis of red blood cell distribution width. Arch Intern Med 148 (1988), 822- 824.
27. K. Thygesen, J.S. Alpert and H.D. White, Universal definition of myocardial infarction: Kristian Thygesen, S. Joseph, Alpert and D. Harvey, White on behalf of the Joint ESC/ACCF/AHA/WHF Task Force for the Redefinition of Myocardial Infarction, Eur Heart J 28 (2007), 2525-2538.
28. M. Tonelli, F. Sacks, M. Arnold, L. Moye, B. Davis and M. Pfeffer, Relation between red blood cell distribution width and cardiovascular event rate in people with coronary disease, Circulation 117 (2008), 163-168.
29. D. Tziakas, J.C. Kaski, G.K. Chalikias, C. Romero, S. Fredericks, I.K. Tentes, A.X. Kortsaris, D.I. Hatseras and D.W. Holt, Total cholesterol content of erythrocyte membranes is increased in patients with acute coronary syndrome, J Am Coll Cardiol 49 (2007), 2081-2089.
30. D.N. Tziakas, G.K. Chalikias, D. Stakos and H. Boudoulas, The role of red blood cells in the progression and instability of atherosclerotic plaque, Int J Cardiol 142 (2010), 2-7.
31. D.N. Tziakas, G.K. Chalikias, D. Stakos, I.K. Tentes, S.V. Chatzikyriakou, K. Mitrousi, A.X. Kortsaris, H. Boudoulas and J.C. Kaski, Cholesterol composition of erythrocyte membranes and its association with clinical presentation of coronary artery disease, Coron Artery Dis 19 (2008), 583-590.
32. D.N. Tziakas, G.K. Chalikias, D. Stakos, I.K. Tentes, D. Papazoglou, A. Thomaidi, A. Grapsa, G. Gioka, J.C. Kaski and H. Boudoulas, Independent and additive predictive value of total cholesterol content of erythrocyte membranes with regard to coronary artery disease clinical presentation, Int J Cardiol 150 (2011), 22-27.
33. F. Van de Werf, D. Ardissino and A. Betriu, for the Task Force on the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European Society of Cardiology, Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation. The Task Force on the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European society of cardiology. Eur Heart J 24 (2003), 28-66.
34. A.Vaya, P. Carmona, N. Badia, A. Hernandez-Mijares and D. Bautista, Association between high red blood cell distribution width ad metabolic syndrome. Influence of abdominal obesity, Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 47 (2011), 75-77.
35. R. Virmani, F.D. Kolodgie, A.P. Burke, A.V. Finn, H.K. Gold, T.N. Tulenko, S.P. Wrenn and J. Narula, Atherosclerotic plaque progression and vulnerability to rupture: Angiogenesis as a Source of Intraplaque Hemorrhage, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25 (2005), 2054-2061.
36. Z. Ye, C. Smith and I.J. Kullo, Usefulness of red cell distribution width to predict mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease, Am J Cardiol 107 (2011), 1241-1245.