Review Article
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width: A Novel Predictive Indicator for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Table 1
Physiological conditions that lead to alteration of RDW values.
| RDW values | Normal | Elevated |
| Decreased MCV | (i) Anemia of chronic disease
(ii) Hemoglobin E trait
(iii) Heterozygous thalassemia | (i) Iron deficiency
(ii) HbS/Beta thalassemia
(iii) Hemolytic anemia
(iv) Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia | Elevated MCV | (i) Chronic liver disease
(ii) Aplastic anemia
(iii) Chemotherapy/antivirals/alcohol | (i) Vitamin B12, folate deficiency
(ii) Immune hemolytic anemia
(iii) Hereditary spherocytosis | Normal MCV | (i) Anemia of chronic disease
(ii) Acute blood loss or hemolysis | (i) Early vitamin B12, folate deficiency
(ii) Sickle cell anemia
(iii) Transfusions
(iv) Chronic hepatobiliary disease |
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