Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency
Author(s) -
Stefan D. Anker,
Josep Comín Colet,
Gerasimos Filippatos,
Ronnie Willenheimer,
Kenneth Dickstein,
Helmut Drexler,
Thomas F. Lüscher,
B. Ya. Bart,
Waldemar Banasiak,
Joaniegowska,
BridgetAnne Kirwan,
Claudio Mori,
B. Rothe,
Stuart J. Pocock,
Philip A. PooleWilson,
Piotr Ponikowski
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0908355
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , iron deficiency , anemia , iron deficiency anemia , ejection fraction , gastroenterology
Iron deficiency may impair aerobic performance. This study aimed to determine whether treatment with intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) would improve symptoms in patients who had heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and iron deficiency, either with or without anemia.
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