Red cell distribution width: a novel predictive biomarker for stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Predicting the prognosis of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is difficult for many frontline clinicians. The purpose of this study was to determine whether subsequent stroke in TIA patients can be predicted via red blood cell distribution width (RDW).

Material and methods

A total of 360 consecutive patients with new-onset TIA in our stroke centre, were enrolled over the period studied. The patients were divided into three groups: 103 TIA patients, 206 ischaemic stroke (IS) patients and 51 patients with haemorrhagic stroke (HS) within 7 days after TIA. Complete blood count, biochemical parameters and brain imaging were performed on all patients.

Results

The mean RDW values of patients with IS and HS after TIA were significantly higher than patients with TIA (

SUBMITTER: Xie KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045760 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature