Red cell distribution width and inappropriateness of left ventricular mass in patients with untreated essential hypertension.

BACKGROUND:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) was suggested to be an important risk factor for hypertensive vascular complications. Previous studies had also shown that red cell distribution width (RDW) was associated with morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease. However, few have yet inve...

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Main Authors: Lizhang Chen, Zhanzhan Li, Yanyan Li, Jing Xue, Peng Chen, Shipeng Yan, Caixiao Jiang, Yingyun Hu, Xing Qiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368702?pdf=render