Comparison of Blood Volume Characteristics in Anemic Patients With Low Versus Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 102; no. 8; pp. 1069 - 1072
• Main Authors: Abramov, Dmitry, Cohen, Rose S., Katz, Stuart D., Mancini, Donna, Maurer, Mathew S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.10.2008; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Anemia; Anemia - blood; Anemia - complications; Anemia - physiopathology; Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Volume - physiology; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular system; Correlation analysis; Diseases of red blood cells; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Heart failure; Heart Failure - complications; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobins - metabolism; Humans; Investigative techniques of hemodynamics; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Stroke Volume - physiology; Studies; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - complications; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Human; Anemia; Characteristic; Hemopathy; Left ventricle; Blood volume; Characteristics; Low; Ventricular ejection; Circulatory system; Hemodynamics; Cardiology; Comparative study; Ejection fraction

Anemia is a significant co-morbidity in patients with heart failure (HF) irrespective of the ejection fraction and is routinely quantified by hemoglobin concentration. Hemodilution as a cause of anemia has been described in systolic HF. The aim of this study was to further investigate the effects of...