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Demographic, clinical, echocardiographic, and laboratory characteristics were registered at discharge and patients were closely followed-up for 38.1 months [16.5\u201349.1]. Median RDW was 14.4% [13.5\u201315.5] and was higher among decedents (15.0% [13.8\u201316.1] vs. 14.2 [13.3\u201315.3], P &amp;lt; 0.001). After adjustment for other prognostic factors in a multivariable Cox proportional-hazards model, RDW remained a significant predictor (P = 0.004, HR 1.072, 95% CI 1.023\u20131.124); whereas, haemoglobin or anaemia status did not add prognostic information. RDW levels above the median were associated with a significantly lower survival rate on long-term follow-up (log rank &amp;lt;0.001). These levels were predictive of death in anaemic patients (n = 263, P = 0.029) and especially in non-anaemic patients (n = 365) (P &amp;lt; 0.001, HR 1.287, 95% CI 1.147\u20131.445), even after adjustment in the multivariable model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher RDW levels at discharge were associated with a worse long-term outcome, regardless of haemoglobin levels and anaemia status.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurjhf\/hfp109","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,8,20]],"date-time":"2009-08-20T12:29:07Z","timestamp":1250771347000},"page":"840-846","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":179,"title":["Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts Long-Term Outcome Regardless of Anaemia Status in Acute Heart Failure Patients"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Domingo 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