Problematic aspects of iron deficiency compensation in heart failure

Abstract

The initial contradictions in the problem of anemia treatment in cardiac patients are highlighted. The issues of diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency, presented in the updated National clinical guidelines for chronic heart failure, are analyzed in detail. Based on them, involving own research, the author aims to develop a treatment and diagnostic program for anemia.

Keywords

• anemia in heart failure
• iron deficiency
• adaptive and compensatory mechanisms
• pathogenetic variants of anemia
• erythropoietin
• hepcidin