Use of red cell distribution width in a population at high risk for pulmonary hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) often presents with non-specific symptoms making early diagnosis difficult. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter routinely reported on an automated complete blood cell count that has been associated with numerous disease states. The purpose of this study was to further evaluate RDW as a biomarker for PH in at-risk populations.

Methods

In a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of patients seen at a PH center over 1 year, we examined both patients with PH and patients at risk for but without PH (e.g. systemic sclerosis, [SSc]). We also studied a group of age-and sex-matched, non-diseased controls. Relevant characteristics were compared among the 3 groups using one-way ANOVA. Similar comparisons were made across World Health

SUBMITTER: Petrauskas LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6461373 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature