Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 517-522 , August 2009

Relation Between Red Cell Distribution Width With Echocardiographic Parameters in Patients With Acute Heart Failure

  • Jaewon Oh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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  • Seok-Min Kang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
    • Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Seok-Min Kang, MD, PhD, Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea. Tel.: 82-2-2228-8450; Fax: 82-2-393-2041.
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  • Namki Hong

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Ji-Won Choi

      Affiliations

    • Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Sang-Hak Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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  • Sungha Park, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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  • Min-Jeong Shin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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  • Yangsoo Jang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
    • Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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  • Namsik Chung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
    • Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Seoul, Korea

Received 14 August 2008 ,Revised 7 January 2009 ,Accepted 12 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.01.002

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 517-522 , August 2009

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