The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and atrial fibrillation in Asian population: A cross-sectional study.

Huiping LiYeqing GuMingyue LiuXiaona WangVu Thi Quynh ChiQing ZhangLi LiuGe MengZhanxin YaoHongmei WuXue BaoShunming ZhangShubham KumariShaomei SunMing ZhouQiyu JiaKun SongYuntang WuTong Liu Kai Jun Niu

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)

The study demonstrated that elevated RDW is significantly related to higher prevalence of AF in a general Chinese population. Large prospective studies are needed to confirm this finding.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
atrial fibrillation
risk factors
left atrial
heart failure
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome