Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, PR China.
First Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Medical School, Ioannina 45110, Greece.
Biomark Med. 2020 Sep;14(13):1289-1298. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2020-0041.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice and is a major health problem associated with remarkable morbidity, mortality and has considerable healthcare costs. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) reflects the heterogeneity of the volume and size of red blood cells. It is an easily measured and inexpensive index that has been associated with several cardiovascular disease states. Accumulating evidence suggests that RDW is a prognostic marker of AF in various clinical settings. In this article, we review the available data regarding the prognostic role of RDW in AF development and perpetuation in diverse disease states as well as its role on the prediction of adverse outcomes.
心房颤动（AF）是临床实践中最常见的心律失常，也是与显著发病率、死亡率相关的主要健康问题，并带来相当大的医疗保健费用。红细胞分布宽度（RDW）反映了红细胞体积和大小的异质性。它是一个易于测量且价格低廉的指标，与多种心血管疾病状态相关。越来越多的证据表明，RDW 是各种临床情况下 AF 的预后标志物。在本文中，我们回顾了关于 RDW 在不同疾病状态下 AF 发展和持续中的预后作用及其对不良结局预测作用的现有数据。
