Relation of anemia to diastolic heart failure and the effect on outcome

Steffen Brucks; William C Little; Tania Chao; Ronald L Rideman; Bharathi Upadhya; Deborah Wesley-Farrington; David C Sane

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.062

Relation of anemia to diastolic heart failure and the effect on outcome

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Apr 15;93(8):1055-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.062.

Authors

Steffen Brucks¹, William C Little, Tania Chao, Ronald L Rideman, Bharathi Upadhya, Deborah Wesley-Farrington, David C Sane

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Section, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 15081458
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.062

Abstract

We evaluated the frequency and importance of anemia in 137 patients with heart failure and a normal ejection fraction (diastolic heart failure). We found that anemia is common in these patients and is associated with greater elevations in serum B-type natriuretic peptide, more severe diastolic dysfunction, and a worse prognosis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Anemia / complications*
Anemia / physiopathology
Diastole
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure / complications*
Heart Failure / mortality
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
Prognosis
Stroke Volume

Substances

Natriuretic Peptide, Brain