Red cell distribution width is a predictor of mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 396-397

  Balta, Sevket ^a   Demirkol, Sait ^a   Aydogan, Mehmet ^a   Unlu, Murat ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Inflammation; Red cell distribution width

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE MB; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; URIC ACID;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MEASUREMENT; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; INFLAMMATION; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84879100354     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt073     Document Type: Letter

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