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RDW values obtained within 30 days of echocardiogram or right heart catheterization were tested for association with structural and hemodynamic variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RDW was associated with 263 phenotypes in both men and women in the discovery cohort (n\u2009=\u2009121,530), 48 of which replicated in an independent cohort (n\u2009=\u20092,039). The strongest associations were observed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9\u20132.3), chronic pulmonary heart disease (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.9\u20132.2), and congestive heart failure (OR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.8\u20132.0); P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20091\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u221274 for all. By echocardiography, RDW was higher in the setting of right ventricular dysfunction than left ventricular dysfunction (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Measured invasively, mean pulmonary arterial pressure was associated with RDW (21 vs. 33 mm Hg at 25th vs. 75th percentile RDW; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20091\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22127) and remained strongly significant even when controlling for mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (21 vs. 29 mm Hg at 25th vs. 75th percentile RDW; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20091\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22127).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 1,364 coded medical conditions, increased RDW was strongly associated with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. Hemodynamic and echocardiographic phenotyping confirmed these associations and underscored that the most clinically relevant phenotype associated with RDW was pulmonary hypertension. These hypothesis-generating findings highlight the potential shared pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension and elevated RDW. 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