Iron metabolism in heart failure: Mechanisms and therapeutic approaches
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Iron metabolism in heart failure: mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.
Metabolismo do ferro na insuficiência cardíaca: mecanismos e abordagens terapêuticas Anemia is frequent in heart failure (HF) patients, and is considered an independent factor for worse prognosis. However, it is not known whether anemia causes worsening of the disease course or is only a sign of the patient's cardiac and systemic impairment. The definition of anemia according to the World Healt...
متن کاملAnemia and iron deficiency--new therapeutic targets in heart failure?
Anemia ranges in prevalence from below 10% among patients with mild heart failure symptoms to over 40% for patients with advanced disease.1 Its prevalence is similar among patients who have systolic dysfunction and among patients who have heart failure with preserved systolic function.2,3 Anemia has been associated with older age, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal dysfunction, more advanced hear...
متن کاملIron deficiency and heart failure: diagnostic dilemmas and therapeutic perspectives
Iron is a micronutrient essential for cellular energy and metabolism, necessary for maintaining body homoeostasis. Iron deficiency is an important co-morbidity in patients with heart failure (HF). A major factor in the pathogenesis of anaemia, it is also a separate condition with serious clinical consequences (e.g. impaired exercise capacity) and poor prognosis in HF patients. Experimental evid...
متن کاملBasic Concepts in Heart Failure Ca Cycling and New Therapeutic Approaches for Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem in Western countries. Despite significant progress in pharmacological and device-based treatment, the disease burden imposed continues to increase, particularly as the population ages. HF incidence approaches 10 per 1000 after age 65 years.1 Congestive HF is the final consequence of diverse cardiovascular disorders, including atherosclerosis, cardiom...
متن کاملSarcopenia in heart failure: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a highly prevalent condition among the elderly and is associated with considerable morbidity, institutionalization and mortality. In its advanced stages, CHF is often accompanied by the loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome that has been actively studied in recent years due to its association with a wide range of adverse health outco...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2174-2049
DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2015.10.016