Iron Deficiency Is Associated With More Severe Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Chronic Lung Disease

Chest. 2022 Jan;161(1):232-236. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.2159. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Authors

Jasmine Tatah¹, Jennifer L Keen², Sasha Z Prisco³, Marc Pritzker³, Thenappan Thenappan³, Kurt W Prins⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Clinical Research Unit, Minneapolis, MN.
² Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Minneapolis, MN.
³ Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Electronic address: prin0088@umn.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / epidemiology*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology*
Iron Deficiencies / epidemiology*
Iron Deficiencies / metabolism
Lung Diseases / complications
Lung Diseases / physiopathology*
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Pulmonary Emphysema / complications
Pulmonary Emphysema / physiopathology
Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications
Pulmonary Fibrosis / physiopathology
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / physiology
Receptors, Transferrin / metabolism
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Apnea, Central / complications
Sleep Apnea, Central / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Vascular Resistance / physiology
Vascular Stiffness / physiology

Substances

Receptors, Transferrin

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