The relationship between mitral annular calcification and red cell distribution width: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Çağrı Yayla (Author), Mehmet Kadri Akboğa (Author), Uğur Canpolat (Author), Kadriye Gayretli Yayla (Author), Fatih Bayraktar (Author), Muhammed Süleymanoğlu (Author), Serdar Kuyumcu (Author), Azmi Eyiol (Author), Sinan Aydoğdu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Mitral annular calcification (MAC) and atherosclerosis are similar in regard to risk factors and pathogenesis. Increased red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been shown to be associated with atherosclerotic diseases. However, no data evaluating the association of MAC with RDW has b...