Wang Jingsheng, Xiao Qiang, Li Yuanmin
Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, People's Republic of China.
Int J Gen Med. 2021 Nov 23;14:8667-8675. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S339945. eCollection 2021.
Elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a powerful predictor of poor prognosis in a variety of diseases, but a single measurement of RDW cannot reflect the dynamic change of diseases. ΔRDW, as a risk stratification tool, can be used to record changes in RDW before and after treatment; also, it allows investigators to name the unit change of RDW in the studied population. So far, there have been few relevant studies on the predictive value of ΔRDW for different diseases; this article aims to review the studies and summaries of the current understandings on the correlation between ΔRDW and disease outcomes.
红细胞分布宽度(RDW)升高是多种疾病预后不良的有力预测指标,但单次测量RDW无法反映疾病的动态变化。ΔRDW作为一种风险分层工具,可用于记录治疗前后RDW的变化;此外,它还能让研究人员确定所研究人群中RDW的单位变化。到目前为止,关于ΔRDW对不同疾病预测价值的相关研究较少;本文旨在回顾相关研究,并总结目前对ΔRDW与疾病预后之间相关性的认识。