Red blood cell distribution width predicts mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 369-371

  Benedetto, Umberto ^a   Angeloni, Emiliano ^a   Melina, Giovanni ^a   Pisano, Calogera ^b   Lechiancole, Andrea ^a   Roscitano, Antonino ^a   Pooley, Martin ^b   Comito, Cosimo ^a   Codispoti, Massimiliano ^b   Sinatra, Riccardo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; CABG; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; HOSPITAL; ITALY; PATIENT CODING; PROGNOSIS; RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 84876678754     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.08.029     Document Type: Article

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