Early Mortality of Brain Infarction Patients and Red Blood Cell Distribution Width

• DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10040196
• Publication Date: 2020-03-27T13:04:38Z
• Authors: Leonardo Lorente; María M. Martín; Pedro Abreu-González; Antonia Pérez-Cejas; Agustín F. Gonzál...; Luis Ramos-Gómez; Mónica Argueso; Jordi Solé-Violán; Juan J. Cáceres; Alejandro Jiménez; Victor García-Marín
• Keywords: Stroke

Meta-analysis has found that high baseline red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with increased long-term mortality (mortality at one year or more) in ischemic stroke. The objectives of this study were to determine whether there an association between RDW and 30-day mortality, explore during the first week stroke could be a biomarker.We included patients malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMCAI). days 1, 4, 8 MMCAI determined. end-point was mortality.We survivor (n = 37) respect non-survivor had lower 1 (p < 0.001), 4 0.02). area under curve (95% CI) for prediction by 0.80 (0.69-0.89; p 0.79 (0.66-0.89; 0.73 (0.58-0.84; Regression analysis showed (odds ratio 1.695; 95% CI 1.230-2.335; 0.001) mortality.The early potential role as prognostic biomarker main novelties our study.