系统的文献审查和对大动脉病理患者的RDW进行批判性分析
Giuseppe Lippi1, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar2, Camilla Mattiuzzi3
1Section of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Current problems in cardiology
|February 23, 2024
概括
红细胞分布宽度 (RDW) 在患有大动脉疾病如动脉瘤和剖析的患者中升高. 这一发现表明,RDW可以作为一种有价值的生物标志物来诊断和预测大动脉病理的结果.
科学领域:
- 心血管医学 心血管医学
- 血液学 血液学 血液学
- 医学生物标志物 医学生物标志物
背景情况:
- 大动脉疾病,包括动脉瘤,解剖和破裂,代表了重要的急性临床紧急情况.
- 红细胞分布宽度 (RDW) 量化了红细胞体积异质性,并且越来越多地被认为是心血管疾病中的生物标志物.
结论:
- 在患有大动脉疾病的患者中,始终观察到较高的RDW.
- RDW显示出作为各种大动脉病理的有价值的诊断和预后生物标志物的潜力.
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