Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a burgeoning problem worldwide with more than 20 million people affected. Search for a cost effective marker is ongoing to stratify the risks and outcome of heart failure. In this aspect this study aims to show that Red cell distribution width (RDW) when elevated is a predictor of all cause morbidity and low ejection fraction in a patient with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.
Keywords: Heart failure, ejection fraction, red cell distribution width.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Indhuja.K
General Medicine Postgraduate, Department of General Medicine,
Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital,
Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608002
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.151
