Anemia in heart failure: still an unsolved enigma.

Yash Paul SharmaNavjyot KaurGanesh KasinadhuniAkash BattaPulkit ChhabraSamman VermaPrashant Panda

Published in: The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (2021)

Despite all the research, anemia in heart failure remains an enigma. Perhaps, anemia is a marker of severe disease, rather than the cause of poor outcome in these patients. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of anemia in heart failure, its management and the newer therapies being studied.

Keyphrases

heart failure
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
iron deficiency
left ventricular
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
acute heart failure
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
early onset