IRON-HF study: A randomized trial to assess the effects of iron in heart failure patients with anemia

Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency

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Severe iron deficiency anemia in transgenic mice expressing liver hepcidin

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The use of subcutaneous erythropoietin and intravenous iron for the treatment of the anemia of severe, resistant congestive heart failure improves cardiac and renal function and functional cardiac class, and markedly reduces hospitalizations

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Anemia is associated with worse symptoms, greater impairment in functional capacity and a significant increase in mortality in patients with advanced heart failure

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The effect of correction of mild anemia in severe, resistant congestive heart failure using subcutaneous erythropoietin and intravenous iron: a randomized controlled study

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