Audit of the prevalence and investigation of iron deficiency anaemia in patients with heart failure in hospital practice.

Steny SimonAdam IoannouStuart DeorajSofia MetaxaAmit K J MandalConstantinos G Missouris

Published in: Postgraduate medical journal (2019)

Many patients admitted to hospital with heart failure also have a concomitant diagnosis of anaemia. The aetiology of the underlying anaemia is often poorly investigated, and where IDA is identified it is poorly treated.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
heart failure
healthcare
acute care
primary care
adverse drug
emergency department
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
atomic force microscopy
newly diagnosed
drug induced