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Mireille E Emans et al. Int J Cardiol. 2013.

. 2013 Oct 25;169(1):89.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.142. Epub 2013 Sep 6.

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: mireille_emans@hotmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: Anisocytosis; Heart failure; Inflammation; Iron metabolism; Physical activity.

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Red cell distribution width is associated with physical inactivity and heart failure, independent of established risk factors, inflammation or iron metabolism; the EPIC-Norfolk study.
Emans ME, Gaillard CA, Pfister R, Tanck MW, Boekholdt SM, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT. Emans ME, et al. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):3550-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 May 24. Int J Cardiol. 2013. PMID: 23711445
Red cell distribution width without additional cost compared with a relatively expensive test measurement in clinical practice.
Balta S, Aydogan M, Kucuk U, Demirkol S, Unlu M, Arslan Z. Balta S, et al. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4899-900. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.021. Epub 2013 Jul 21. Int J Cardiol. 2013. PMID: 23880580 No abstract available.