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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Main Authors: Livio Dei Cas, Rossella Danesi, Giulia Verzura, Alberto Saporetti, Carlo Lombardi, Benedetta Fontanella, Silvia Bugatti, Tania Bordonali, Savina Nodari, Marco Metra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Touch Medical Media 2007-06-01
Series:Heart International
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/1177