Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	21173
Country	Germany

Received	2015-06-30 08:50
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Red cell distribution width in anemic patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Katharina Hellhammer, Tobias Zeus, Pablo E Verde, Verena Veulemanns, Lisa Kahlstadt, Georg Wolff, Ralf Erkens, Ralf Westenfeld, Eliano P Navarese, Marc W Merx, Tienush Rassaf and Malte Kelm
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Corresponding Author	Tienush Rassaf, MD, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr, 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. tienush.rassaf@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Key Words	Anemia; Red cell distribution width; Red blood cells; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Aortic stenosis
Core Tip	This is a retrospective study to evaluate the impact of prevalent anemia and the importance of red cell distribution width (RDW) on the outcome in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Anemia was prevalent 63.6% of the patients and did influence 30-d mortality but did not predict longterm mortality. In contrast, a RDW > 14% showed to be highly predictable for a reduced short- and long-term survival in patients with aortic valve disease after transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure. Age and creatinine were identified as risk factors for anemia.
Publish Date	2016-02-22 10:45
Citation	Hellhammer K, Zeus T, Verde PE, Veulemanns V, Kahlstadt L, Wolff G, Erkens R, Westenfeld R, Navarese EP, Merx MW, Rassaf T, Kelm M. Red cell distribution width in anemic patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. World J Cardiol 2016; 8(2): 220-230
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v8/i2/220.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v8.i2.220

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