Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	47429
Country	Italy

Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Red blood cell distribution width: A marker of anisocytosis potentially associated with atrial fibrillation
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin and Fabian Sanchis-Gomar
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, MD, Research Scientist, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia and INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Av. Blasco Ibañez, 15, Valencia 46010, Spain. fabian.sanchis@uv.es
Key Words	Atrial fibrillation; Arrhythmia; Erythrocytes; Red blood cell distribution width; ;
Core Tip	This critical review of the scientific literature aims to investigate the potential clinical significance of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in atrial fibrillation (AF). We concluded that an enhanced RDW value is not only a predictive factor and a marker of AF but its measurement may also be helpful for predicting the risk of developing many adverse complications in patients with AF, such as recurrence and duration of AF, hospitalization for heart failure, bleeding, left atrial thrombosis and stasis, thromboembolic events and mortality.
Citation	Lippi G, Cervellin G, Sanchis-Gomar F. Red blood cell distribution width: A marker of anisocytosis potentially associated with atrial fibrillation. World J Cardiol 2019; 11(12): 292-304

Received	2019-03-14 02:07
Peer-Review Started	2019-03-15 01:49
To Make the First Decision	2019-08-06 07:01
Return for Revision	2019-08-20 01:19
Revised	2019-09-27 18:31
Second Decision	2019-10-18 07:38
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2019-10-18 23:11
Articles in Press	2019-10-18 23:11
Publication Fee Transferred
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-12-17 02:00

ISSN	1949-8462 (online)
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