Iron deficiency is common in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 1386 - 1391
• Main Authors: RUITER, G, LANKHORST, S, BOONSTRA, A, POSTMUS, P. E, ZWEEGMAN, S, WESTERHOF, N, VAN DER LAARSE, W. J, VONK-NOORDEGRAAF, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leeds Maney 01.06.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiac Catheterization; Dietary Supplements; Diseases of red blood cells; Exercise Test; Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; Female; Ferritins - blood; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Iron - deficiency; Iron - therapeutic use; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Metals (hemochromatosis...); Middle Aged; Other metabolic disorders; Pneumology; Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases; Physical exercise; Respiratory disease; Iron deficiency anemia; Idiopathic; Metabolic diseases; Cardiovascular disease; Hemopathy; Iron; Inorganic element; Artery; Pulmonary hypertension; Capacity; iron deficiency; Sideropenia; Exercise capacity; Pneumology

The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of iron deficiency in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) and investigate whether oral iron supplementation has effects in iron-deficient patients. Iron parameters were measure for all IPAH patients attending our centre (VU Universit...