Biomedicines (Mar 2023)

Anaemia and Congestion in Heart Failure: Correlations and Prognostic Role

  • Pietro Scicchitano,
  • Massimo Iacoviello,
  • Antonio Massari,
  • Micaela De Palo,
  • Angela Potenza,
  • Raffaella Landriscina,
  • Silvia Abruzzese,
  • Maria Tangorra,
  • Piero Guida,
  • Marco Matteo Ciccone,
  • Pasquale Caldarola,
  • Francesco Massari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11030972
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3
p. 972

Abstract

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between anaemia and biomarkers of central/peripheral congestion in heart failure (HF) and the impact on mortality. We retrospectively evaluated 434 acute/chronic HF (AHF/CHF) patients. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin levels p p < 0.001; hazard ratio: 2.6). At multivariate Cox regression analysis, BNP, eCrCL, and HI were independent predictors for mortality (Hazard ratios: 1.0002, 0.97, and 1.05, respectively), while anaemia was not. Anaemia correlates with HF status, functional class, renal function, BNP, and HI. Anaemia was not an independent predictor for mortality, acting as a disease severity marker in congestive patients rather than as a predictor of death.

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