Iron Therapy

Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most common co-morbidities in patients with heart failure (HF). It has its highest prevalence in elderly subjects, women, decompensated subjects, and patients with numerous co-morbidities. ID is associated with worse symptoms, poorer quality of life, reduced exerci...

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Main Authors: Ewa A Jankowska, Marcin Drozd, Michał Tkaczyszyn, Piotr Ponikowsk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2019-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
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Online Access:https://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/625/pdf
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spelling doaj-d413b13a8e71484a990fe4f5fd1fbed12020-11-25T03:57:04ZengBarcaray InternationalInternational Cardiovascular Forum Journal2410-26362409-34242019-01-01183640https://doi.org/10.17987/icfj.v18i0.625Iron TherapyEwa A Jankowska0Marcin Drozd1Michał Tkaczyszyn2Piotr Ponikowsk3Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, PolandDepartment of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, PolandDepartment of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, PolandDepartment of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, PolandIron deficiency (ID) is one of the most common co-morbidities in patients with heart failure (HF). It has its highest prevalence in elderly subjects, women, decompensated subjects, and patients with numerous co-morbidities. ID is associated with worse symptoms, poorer quality of life, reduced exercise capacity, and a high morbidity and mortality. Both ID and the anaemia it can lead to can be harmful in HF. Repletion of iron stores has been shown to be effective in HF and detection and treatment of ID are now recommended in major HF guidelines. This paper summarises iron therapy for ID in HF patients.https://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/625/pdfheart failureironiron deficiencyanaemiairon supplementation therapy
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author Ewa A Jankowska
Marcin Drozd
Michał Tkaczyszyn
Piotr Ponikowsk
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Marcin Drozd
Michał Tkaczyszyn
Piotr Ponikowsk
Iron Therapy
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
heart failure
iron
iron deficiency
anaemia
iron supplementation therapy
author_facet Ewa A Jankowska
Marcin Drozd
Michał Tkaczyszyn
Piotr Ponikowsk
author_sort Ewa A Jankowska
title Iron Therapy
title_short Iron Therapy
title_full Iron Therapy
title_fullStr Iron Therapy
title_full_unstemmed Iron Therapy
title_sort iron therapy
publisher Barcaray International
series International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
issn 2410-2636
2409-3424
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most common co-morbidities in patients with heart failure (HF). It has its highest prevalence in elderly subjects, women, decompensated subjects, and patients with numerous co-morbidities. ID is associated with worse symptoms, poorer quality of life, reduced exercise capacity, and a high morbidity and mortality. Both ID and the anaemia it can lead to can be harmful in HF. Repletion of iron stores has been shown to be effective in HF and detection and treatment of ID are now recommended in major HF guidelines. This paper summarises iron therapy for ID in HF patients.
topic heart failure
iron
iron deficiency
anaemia
iron supplementation therapy
url https://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/625/pdf
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