Association between red blood cell distribution width and left ventricular hypertrophy in pediatric essential hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is one of the most common types of target organ damage in hypertension. The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is closely related to many cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the RDW level and LVH in pediatric essential hypertension.

Materials and methods

A total of 429 untreated children and adolescents with essential hypertension were recruited and divided into an LVH group (n = 114) and non-LVH group (n = 315) according to left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and relative wall thickness (RWT) by color Doppler ultrasound. Spearman correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between RDW and LVMI, RWT. The effect of RDW on LVH was

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932496 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature