Is red cell distribution width associated with long-term prognosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease?
Higher RDW values correspond to higher comorbidity burdens and higher mortality. RDW is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease.
Venous clots from smokers failed to show an enhanced lysis when exposed to t-PA. In fact, acute CSE was associated with changes in FA and increased resistance to thrombolysis. These findings in part may explain enhanced thrombogenicity but suggest that mechanisms other than enhanced fibrinolysis are likely to be responsible for "smoker's paradox."