Red blood cell distribution width and coronary artery disease severity in diabetic patients

2019 
: Aim: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the relationship between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and coronary calcium score in diabetic patients. Methods: Hematological parameters of 100 diabetic (Type II) patients were assessed. Computed tomographic angiography was used to asses coronary artery calcium (CAC) score. Results: Mean age of the study cohort was 55 years (males: 60%). Mean RDW was 12.7%. Mean CAC score was 243. There was a significant correlation between RDW and each of: CAC scores (r = 0.53; p 14.2% (receiver operating characteristic curves) predicted CAC score >400. A cut-off value >-14.6% predicted the presence of significant CAD. Conclusion: Diabetic patients with high-CAC scores and significant CAD had higher RDW.
    • Correction
    • Source
    • Cite
    • Save
    • Machine Reading By IdeaReader
    40
    References
    2
    Citations
    NaN
    KQI
    []