Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Mahmood Sadr

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• Research Article
  Prevalence and Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
  Author(s): Mansour Rafie, Hossein Rahmani, Mahmood Sadr, Mohammad Forat, Zahra Behnamfar, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadieh and Reza RafieMansour Rafie, Hossein Rahmani, Mahmood Sadr, Mohammad Forat, Zahra Behnamfar, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadieh and Reza Rafie
  
  Objective: Approximately 30% of patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) develop anemia. Previous studies showed the beneficial effect of treating the underlying anemia in CHF patients but controversy on the subject remains. We studied the prevalence and treatment of underlying anemia in patients with CHF. Methods and Results: Patients were categorized into three groups: normal hemoglobin levels, anemia of chronic disease; and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). All patients were treated for heart failure. Patients with IDA were treated with iron sulfate. We compared the ejection fractions (EF) and functional capacities both before and after treatment. The prevalence of IDA in our patients was 10.7% and 25.7% of patients had anemia of chronic disease. The mortality rate in the anemic group was 4.9 times higher than the mortality rate in the normal hemoglobin group. Following treatment, the.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000205

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