Abstract
Background: Acute heart failure is associated with a poor prognosis. It is important to identify patients at increased risk of adverse events. The presence of anaemia could help in this regard. Methods and results: Admission charts of 627 patients (325 female) with acute heart failure were analysed; 182 patients (29%) fulfilled the World Health Organization criteria of anaemia [haemoglobin (Hb) <13.0 in men,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 107-113 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Clinical Research in Cardiology |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2010 |
Keywords
- Acute heart failure
- Anaemia
- Mortality
- Prevalence
- Prognosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine