Increased monocyte count and red cell distribution width as prognostic biomarkers in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Increased monocyte count and red cell distribution width as prognostic biomarkers in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Abstract Background Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) represents a chronic lung disease with unpredictable course. Methods We aimed to investigate prognostic performance of complete blood count parameters in IPF. Treatment-naïve patients with IPF were retrospectively enrolled from two independent...

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Main Authors: Theodoros Karampitsakos, Sebastiano Torrisi, Katerina Antoniou, Effrosyni Manali, Ioanna Korbila, Ourania Papaioannou, Fotios Sampsonas, Matthaios Katsaras, Eirini Vasarmidi, Despoina Papakosta, Kalliopi Domvri, Eva Fouka, Ioannis Organtzis, Zoe Daniil, Ilias Dimeas, Paraskevi Kirgou, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Ilias C. Papanikolaou, Katerina Markopoulou, Georgia Kounti, Eirini Tsapakidou, Efthymia Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Tatsis, Athena Gogali, Konstantinos Kostikas, Vasilios Tzilas, Serafeim Chrysikos, Spyridon Papiris, Demosthenes Bouros, Michael Kreuter, Argyrios Tzouvelekis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Monocyte count
RDW
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Biomarkers
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01725-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01725-9

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