Impact of Chronic Inflammation, Assessed by hs-CRP, on the Association between Red Cell Distribution Width and Arterial Cardiovascular Disease: The Tromsø Study

Impact of Chronic Inflammation, Assessed by hs-CRP, on the Association between Red Cell Distribution Width and Arterial Cardiovascular Disease: The Tromsø Study

Red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of variability in size of circulating erythrocytes, is associated with arterial cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of chronic inflammation as measured by high-sensitivity C-reacti...

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Main Authors: Jostein Lappegård, Trygve S. Ellingsen, Kristian Hindberg, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Sigrid K. Brækkan, John-Bjarne Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-04-01
Series:TH Open
Subjects:
epidemiology
myocardial infarction
stroke
blood cells
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1651523

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1651523

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