Anemia and heart failure: a cause of progression or only a consequence?
Anemia is one of the most frequent co-morbidities in the patients with heart failure. Its prevalence increases from 4-7% in the subjects with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction to >30% in the patients with severe heart failure. Renal insufficiency, activation of inflammatory mediators,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Touch Medical Media
2007-06-01
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Series: | Heart International |
Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/1177 |