%0 Journal Article
%T Preoperative Red Cell Distribution Width as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
%A £¿rfan Ta£¿o£¿lu
%A Osman Turak
%A F£¿rat £¿zcan
%A Yunus Nazl£¿
%J Ko£¿uyolu Kalp Dergisi
%D 2013
%I Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
%R 10.5578/kkd.4603
%X Introduction: We hypothesized that the red cell distribution width (RDW) would predict the outcome of surgical revascularization of patients with coronary artery disease.Materials and Methods: Ninety four patients with severe coronary artery disease who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting were included in this study. A total of 94 patients were divided into tertiles based on their preprocedural RDW (mean RDW: tertile 1, 12.68 ¡À 0.60; tertile 2: 13.64 ¡À 0.49; tertile 3, 16.47 ¡À 2.04).Results: There were a total of 18 (19.1%) deaths over a mean follow-up of 51 months. Patients with a high RDW showed the highest mortality (34%) as compared to patients with medium (10%) and low RDW (13%). In multivariable regression modeling, RDW > 14.6 was a significant independent predictor of five year outcome in mortality.Conclusion: In conclusion, elevated preprocedural RDW in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with increased risk of long-term mortality.
%K Coronary artery bypass grafting
%K mortality
%K morbidity
%K red cell distribution width.
%U http://www.kosuyolukalpdergisi.com/managete/fu_folder/2013-1/2013-16-01-001-006.pdf