Clinical Study

Relation between Red Cell Distribution Width and Left Ventricular Function in Children with Heart Failure

Table 4

Laboratory and echocardiographic parameters stratified by RDW value.

<16.4>16.4 -test
Mean ± SDMean ± SD value

Age (month)21.400 ± 18.61611.250 ± 8.4661.976
Hb (gm/dL)9.573 ± 1.0158.738 ± 1.2092.0770.047*
FS (%) −3.2090.003*
LVEDD (cm/s) 1.4070.170
LVESD (cm/s) 1.4560.156
(cm/s) −1.5860.123
(cm/s) −3.1660.004*
2.6930.012*
1.8000.082

 *Significant.
Hb: hemoglobin; RDW: red cell distribution width; FS: fraction shortening; LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic dimension; LVESD: left ventricular end systolic dimension; : peak velocity of early diastolic filling; : peak velocity of late filling; : early mitral inflow velocity to early diastolic mitral annular velocity ratio.