Iron status, catabolic/anabolic balance, and skeletal muscle performance in men with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Michał TkaczyszynMarcin DrozdKinga Węgrzynowska-TeodorczykJoanna BojarczukJacek MajdaWaldemar BanasiakPiotr PonikowskiEwa A JankowskaPublished in: Cardiology journal (2020)
Iron deficiency correlates with lower bioactive testosterone in men with HFrEF. These two pathologies can both contribute to decreased skeletal muscle performance in such patients.