Open AccessAnemia and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Mikhail Kosiborod,
Jeptha P. Curtis,
Yongfei Wang,
Grace L. Smith,
Frederick A. Masoudi,
JoAnne M. Foody,
Edward P. Havranek,
Harlan M. Krumholz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.165.19.2237
Subject(s) - hematocrit , medicine , anemia , heart failure , confidence interval , relative risk , medicaid , logistic regression , health care , economics , economic growth
Recent reports have suggested that anemia is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), but were unable to adjust for a broad range of comorbid conditions. As a result, whether anemia is a truly independent predictor of risk or a marker of comorbid illness in these patients is unknown.
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