Iron deficiency and heart failure

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a common and with poor prognosis disease that impairs quality of life. There are many causes of symptomatic worsening, but lately particular attention has been paid to iron deficiency and anemia as a cause. The reduced iron content in the body has turned to be a new important target for treatment in patients with HF. The aim of this study is to search for the prevalence of iron deficit in patients with HF hospitalized for exacerbation of existing or newly developed symptoms, and to establish its relationship with important prognostic parameters of patients. Patients and Methods: 209 consecutive patients with different etiology of HF were examined and hospitalized at the Cardiology Clinic of the University Hospital "St. Marina", Varna, at an average age of 68,89±12,06 (30-94 years), 58% of them male. Basic demographic variables, creatinine and eGFR were investigated, as well as an echocardiographic study, and a 6-minute walking test was performed. Iron deficit (ID) is formulated at ferritin values ​​

Keywords

• heart failure
• iron deficit
• anemia