Association of red blood cell distribution width with presence and severity of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis

• Main Authors: Mehmet Kadri Akboga (Author), Adnan Abacı (Author), Uğur Canpolat (Author), Cağrı Yayla (Author), Asife Sahinarslan (Author), Kadri Açıkgöz (Author), Serkan Çay (Author), Serkan Topaloğlu (Author), Dursun Aras (Author), Sinan Aydoğdu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: As an indicator of variability in circulating erythrocyte size, red cell distribution width (RDW) is linked to chronic inflammation. The association of rheumatic heart valve stenosis and inflammation is also well-known. This study aimed to assess the relationship between RDW and presence...